List of Alabama area codes
- List of Alabama area codes
This is a list of area codes in the State of Alabama, with date of establishment in parentheses:
* 205 — Central and west central portions of the state including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Northport, Jasper, Oneonta, Clanton and Pell City (January 1 1947).[cite web]
url= http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_query_step2.do;nanpaid=6dh7HmkpYwy8X68D40WfdCTMnqsVgj49T3ThWHkHGyFLFJncybJW!1054522106?method=displayNpa
title= NPA Code Search Information: 205
accessdate =2008-03-22
author= North American Numbering Plan Administrator] * 334 — South central and southeastern portions of the state including Montgomery, Auburn-Opelika, Dothan and Selma (15 January 1995).[cite news ]
last =Diel
first =Stan
coauthors =
title =Ma Bell gives time to adjust to new code
work =The Birmingham News
pages =B1
date =December 15, 1994
url =
accessdate = ] * 256 — Northern and east central portions of the state including Huntsville-Decatur, Florence-Muscle Shoals, Gadsden, Anniston, Alexander City and Sylacauga (23 March 1998).[cite news ]
last =Underwood
first =Jerry
coauthors =
title =Countdown starts to new area code:2...5...6
work =The Birmingham News
pages =1A
date =March 16, 1998
url =
accessdate = ] * 251 — Southwestern portions of the state including Mobile, Jackson, Gulf Shores and Daphne (18 June 2001).[cite news ]
last =McCauley
first =Charles R.
coauthors =
title =Southwest Alabama to get new area code
work =The Birmingham News
pages =News
date =February 14, 2001
url =
accessdate = ] Proposed
* 659 — Area code 659 was proposed as an overlay for the areas covered by the 205 area code in 2001.[cite news ]
last =McCauley
first =Charles R.
coauthors =
title =10-digit dialing in hold: PSC throws out plan for 659 area code for now
work =The Birmingham News
pages =News
date =July 11, 2001
url =
accessdate = ] The proposal was subsequently put on hold indefinitely by the Alabama Public Service Commission after it was determined demand for new numbers within the existing 205 service area did not warrant the overlay.[cite web]
url= http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_query_step2.do?method=displayNpa
title= NPA Code Search Information: 659
accessdate =2008-03-22
author= North American Numbering Plan Administrator] References
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