| Start Date | 03/14/2005 |
| Current Time in Area Code 769 | 769> CST |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time |
| Regional Market Area | Baton Rouge Area Hattiesburg-Laurel Area Meridian Area Metro Jackson Mississippi Gulf Coast Region |
| Metro Area(s) | Brookhaven, MS Hattiesburg, MS Jackson, MS Laurel, MS McComb, MS Meridian, MS Picayune, MS Vicksburg, MS |
| Population (2020) | 1404185 |
| Adjacent Area Codes | 205,225,228,251,318,601,659,662,985 |
| Overlay Area Codes | 601 |
| Hattiesburg |
| Jackson |
| Meridian |