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The area code 251 in south Alabama was split area code from 334 in 2001. Area code 659 was installed in 2019, after having been proposed in 2001. Area code 205 covers the central and west central portions of the state including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Northport, Jasper, Oneonta, Clanton, and Pell City.
Coordinates: 33°34′N 87°18′W. Map of number plan area 205/659 (red) in Alabama. Area codes 205 and 659 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the western and central parts of the U.S. State of Alabama, including the cities of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa . Area code 205 was one of the original North American ...
Coordinates: 34°8′N 85°58′W. Region covered by area code 256/938 in Alabama. Area codes 256 and 938 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for North Alabama, as well as some eastern portions of the state. The two area codes form an overlay plan for the same numbering plan area. Area code 256 was created in ...
The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2). The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]
The original North American area codes were established by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1947, after the demonstration of regional Operator Toll Dialing during the World War II period. The program had the goal of speeding the connecting times for long-distance calling by eliminating intermediary telephone operators.
Area code 251 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for southwestern Alabama, serving Mobile, Baldwin, and Washington counties and parts of six other counties. [ 1] It was created on June 18, 2001, as a split from area code 334. [ 2] In order to allow people time to reprogram electronics such as computers, cell ...
0–9. Area codes 205 and 659. Area code 251. Area codes 256 and 938. Area code 334. Categories: Area codes in the United States by state or territory. Communications in Alabama.
The state operated with two area codes until May 3, 1992, when area code 706 was created for the two separate areas outside of the metro Atlanta area. Due to complaints from exurban residents who were to be put in 706, they were moved back into 404, which makes every new area code added to the metro area run out of numbers sooner.