Alabama area codes

Codes in service in Alabama

Alabama has 7 geographic area codes in service: 205, 251, 256, 334, 483, 659, 938. 205 is the oldest, dated 1947, and 483 the newest, dated 23 Feb 2026.1 All of Alabama's codes are on Central time.

Area code	NANPA location	NPA in-service date	In-service overlay peers	Time zone	Local calls within the code
205	AL	1947	659	Central	10 digits
251	AL	18 Jun 2001	None listed	Central	10 digits
256	AL	23 Mar 1998	938	Central	10 digits
334	AL	15 Jan 1995	483	Central	10 digits
483	AL	23 Feb 2026	334	Central	10 digits
659	AL	12 Nov 2019	205	Central	10 digits
938	AL	10 Jul 2010	256	Central	10 digits

Scroll the table sideways to see every column. Sources: NANPA (14 October 2026 file).

History and overlays in Alabama

Before 1960: 205 (1947)
1990s: 334 (15 Jan 1995), 256 (23 Mar 1998)
2000s: 251 (18 Jun 2001)
2010s: 938 (10 Jul 2010), 659 (12 Nov 2019)
2020s: 483 (23 Feb 2026)

Alabama's in-service overlay groups are 205/659; 256/938; 334/483.1

205/659: 205 (1947) was joined by 659 on 12 Nov 2019.
334/483: 334 (1995) was joined by 483 on 23 Feb 2026.
256/938: 256 (1998) was joined by 938 on 10 Jul 2010.

Dialing in Alabama

Local calls within a single area code in Alabama (205, 251, 256, 334, 483, 659, 938) are all recorded as 10 digits. From any of Alabama's codes, local calls to another area code are all recorded as 10 digits.1

Neighbours of Alabama

Regions that border Alabama:

Florida: 23 codes (239, 305, 321, 324, ...)
Georgia: 10 codes (229, 404, 470, 478, ...)
Mississippi: 5 codes (228, 471, 601, 662, ...)
Tennessee: 8 codes (423, 615, 629, 729, ...)

Rules that apply to every region are on the area-code reference.

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Sources

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NANPA, NPA Database CSV, file dated 14 October 2026; US geographic codes, location, dates, overlay complexes, dialing plan and time zone. Retrieved 14 Oct 2026
https://reports.nanpa.com/public/npa_report.csv