Area code 876 is the local telephone area code of Jamaica. The 876 area code was created during a split from the original 809 area code.This was done on or around the date May 1997. Area code 876 serves the country’s two mobile operators – Cable and Wireless (marketed as LIME – Landline, Internet, Mobile and Entertainment) and Digicel.Also served by area code 876 are the country's two landline providers-Cable & Wireless and Columbus Communications (marketed as Flow Jamaica).rea code 876 serves the country’s two mobile operators – Cable and Wireless (marketed as LIME – Landline, Internet, Mobile and Entertainment) and Digicel. Also served by area code 876 are the country's two landline providers-Cable & Wireless and Columbus Communications (marketed as Flow Jamaica).