Alabama area codes

Alabama has 7 active geographic area codes in this directory: 205, 251, 256, 334, 483, 659 and 938.

Start with the first three digits after +1 on the number you want to check. The codes in this directory are associated with places including Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, and Montgomery. The listed places are examples, not a complete map of each code’s boundaries.

These pairs each share coverage: 205 and 659; 256 and 938; 334 and 483. An overlay adds phone numbers within an existing area; the full number, including the area code, identifies each line.

Open the individual area code to check its local dialing rule. For a phone lookup, enter +1 followed by the three-digit area code and the seven-digit number. A state or area code alone is not enough to look up a particular number.

No. An area code describes a number’s assigned region. People can keep numbers after moving, use them while traveling, or place internet-based calls. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so the code does not confirm the caller’s location or identity.

483 overlays the 334 region, including Montgomery, Dothan and Auburn. Its in-service date was February 23, 2026; numbers may be assigned after 334 prefixes are exhausted. Existing 334 numbers keep their area code.