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Area Code Overview
Area Code256
Primary LocationAlabama
CountryUnited States
Prefix Coverage200 listed prefixes
Prefixes in 256
256-200
Gadsden
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-201
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-202
Guntersville
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-203
Huntsville
Qwest Communications Company Llc
Landline
256-204
Unknown City
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-206
Huntsville
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-207
Sylacauga
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-208
Sylacauga
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-209
Birmingham
Usa Mobility Wireless Inc.
Wireless
256-210
Birmingham
Usa Mobility Wireless Inc.
Wireless
256-212
Alexander City
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-213
Huntsville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-214
Huntsville
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-215
Alexander City
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-216
Athens
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-217
Huntsville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-218
Scottsboro
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (southern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-219
Huntsville
Usa Mobility Wireless Inc.
Wireless
256-220
Huntsville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-221
Huntsville
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-222
Huntsville
Network Telephone Corporation - Al
Landline
256-223
Talladega
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-224
Gadsden
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-225
Anniston
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-226
Gadsden
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-227
Huntsville
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-228
Section
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (southern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-229
Lexington
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-230
Athens
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-231
Anniston
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-232
Athens
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-233
Athens
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-234
Alexander City
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-235
Anniston
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-236
Anniston
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-237
Anniston
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-238
Anniston
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-239
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-240
Anniston
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-241
Anniston
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-242
Huntsville
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-243
Unknown City
Webshoppe Communications Inc. - Al
Landline
256-244
Huntsville
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-245
Sylacauga
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-246
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-247
Rogersville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-248
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-249
Sylacauga
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-250
Huntsville
Network Telephone Corporation - Al
Landline
256-251
Gadsden
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-252
Birmingham
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-253
Heflin
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (northern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-254
Valley Head
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-255
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-257
Huntsville
Southern Communications Services
Wireless
256-258
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-259
Scottsboro
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (southern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-260
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-261
Huntsville
Us Lec Of Alabama Inc.
Landline
256-262
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-263
Huntsville
At&t Local
Landline
256-264
Guntersville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-265
Huntsville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-266
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-267
Birmingham
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-268
Talladega
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-269
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-270
Huntsville
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-271
Huntsville
Usa Mobility Wireless Inc.
Wireless
256-272
Killen
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-273
Birmingham
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-274
Huntsville
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-275
Huntsville
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-276
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-277
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-278
Huntsville
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-279
Albertville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-280
Huntsville
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-281
Anniston
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-282
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-283
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-284
Huntsville
Bandwidth.com Clec Llc - Al
Landline
256-286
Huntsville
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-287
Bremen
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-288
Huntsville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-289
Huntsville
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-292
Houston
Peoples Telephone Co. Inc.
Landline
256-293
Birmingham
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-294
Birmingham
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-295
Birmingham
Nuvox Communications
Landline
256-296
Union Grove
Brindlee Mountain Telephone Llc
Landline
256-297
Cullman
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-298
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-299
Anniston
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-300
Centre
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-301
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-302
Birmingham
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-303
Huntsville
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-304
Fort Payne
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-305
Birmingham
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-306
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-307
Birmingham
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-308
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-309
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-310
Anniston
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-312
Gadsden
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-313
Huntsville
Centurytel Acq Llc Dba Centurylink Acquisition-al
Landline
256-314
Sheffield
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-315
Talladega
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-316
Huntsville
Corr Wireless Communications Llc
Wireless
256-317
Arab
Brindlee Mountain Telephone Llc
Landline
256-318
Huntsville
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-319
Huntsville
Centurytel Acq Llc Dba Centurylink Acquisition-al
Landline
256-320
Huntsville
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-321
Huntsville
Corr Wireless Communications Llc
Wireless
256-322
Anniston
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-323
Huntsville
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-324
Huntsville
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-325
Huntsville
Knology Of Alabama Inc.
Landline
256-326
Huntsville
Corr Wireless Communications Llc
Wireless
256-327
Huntsville
Centurytel Acq Llc Dba Centurylink Acquisition-al
Landline
256-328
Gadsden
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-329
Alexander City
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-330
Birmingham
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-331
Russellville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-332
Russellville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-333
Huntsville
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-334
Gadsden
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-335
Huntsville
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-336
Huntsville
Centurytel Acq Llc Dba Centurylink Acquisition-al
Landline
256-337
Huntsville
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-338
Huntsville
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-339
Huntsville
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-340
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-341
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-342
Birmingham
Teleport Comunications America Llc - Al
Landline
256-343
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-344
Birmingham
Teleport Comunications America Llc - Al
Landline
256-345
Huntsville
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-346
Birmingham
Teleport Comunications America Llc - Al
Landline
256-347
Huntsville
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-348
Huntsville
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-349
Huntsville
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-350
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-351
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-352
Hanceville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-353
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-354
Ashland
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (northern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-355
Decatur
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-356
Red Bay
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-357
Wedowee
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (northern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-358
Munford
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-359
Cherokee
National Telephone Of Alabama Inc.
Landline
256-360
Cherokee
National Telephone Of Alabama Inc.
Landline
256-361
Huntsville
Teleport Comunications America Llc - Al
Landline
256-362
Talladega
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-363
Unknown City
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (northern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-364
Birmingham
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-365
Birmingham
Teleport Comunications America Llc - Al
Landline
256-366
Huntsville
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-368
Birmingham
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Al
Wireless
256-369
Birmingham
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-370
Cherokee
National Telephone Of Alabama Inc.
Landline
256-371
Anniston
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-372
Huntsville
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-373
Birmingham
Teleport Comunications America Llc - Al
Landline
256-374
Huntsville
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-375
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-376
Huntsville
Usa Mobility Wireless Inc.
Wireless
256-377
Rockford
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (northern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-378
Childersburg
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-379
New Market
Ardmore Telephone Co. Inc.
Landline
256-380
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-381
Sheffield
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-382
Huntsville
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-383
Sheffield
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-384
Huntsville
Alec Llc - Al
Landline
256-385
Huntsville
Corr Wireless Communications Llc
Wireless
256-386
Sheffield
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-388
Birmingham
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-389
Sheffield
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline
256-390
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-391
Birmingham
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-392
Birmingham
At&t Local
Landline
256-393
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-394
Huntsville
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-395
Wadley
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (northern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-396
Lineville
Centurytel Tel Al Llc (northern) Dba Centurylink
Landline
256-397
Birmingham
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-398
Huntsville
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-399
Birmingham
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-400
Gadsden
Powertel Birmingham Licenses Inc.
Wireless
256-401
Birmingham
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-402
Delta
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-403
Birmingham
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-404
Birmingham
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc - Ga
Wireless
256-405
Birmingham
Level 3 Communications Llc - Al
Landline
256-406
Birmingham
Sprint Spectrum L.p.
Wireless
256-408
Anniston
Deltacom Inc. - Al
Landline
256-409
Alexander City
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel
Landline

Top prefixes in this area code

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