List_of_Alabama_area_codes

List of Alabama area codes

List of Alabama area codes

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The U.S. state of Alabama is served by six area codes. When the North American Numbering Plan was first defined in 1947, Alabama was a single numbering plan area (NPA), with area code 205. This configuration existed until 1995 when area code 334 was added for the southeastern part of the state. In 1998, area code 256 was assigned for northern Alabama. It had an overlay area code 938 added in 2010, which required ten-digit dialing. The area code 251 in south Alabama was added in 2001. Area code 659 was installed in 2019, after having been proposed in 2001.

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Area codes of Alabama

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    NPA Code Search Information: 205, North American Numbering Plan Administrator, archived from the original on 2011-06-04, retrieved 2008-03-22
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    https://www.pscpublicaccess.alabama.gov/pscpublicaccess/PSC/PSCDocumentDetailsPage.aspx?DocumentId=4627a007-bc1c-4b8f-a14c-598926d62acb&Class=Filing
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    Diel, Stan (December 15, 1994), "Ma Bell gives time to adjust to new code", The Birmingham News, p. B1
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    Underwood, Jerry (March 16, 1998), "Countdown starts to new area code:2...5...6", The Birmingham News, p. 1A
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    Lowry, Bob (March 4, 2009), "Flex your fingers for 10-digit dialing in 2010", The Huntsville Times, archived from the original on 2009-04-08
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    "Order for Relief of the 256 Numbering Plan Area" (PDF). Alabama Public Service Commission. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-22.
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    "Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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    McCauley, Charles R. (February 14, 2001), "Southwest Alabama to get new area code", The Birmingham News, p. News
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