Active Prefixes in Area Code 256
| Prefix | Primary City | Phone Type | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256-513-#### | Huntsville | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-514-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Sharp Communications... |
| 256-515-#### | Gadsden | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-516-#### | Fort Payne | Wireless Numbers | New Cingular Wireles... |
| 256-517-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-518-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-519-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-520-#### | Huntsville | Wireless Numbers | New Cingular Wireles... |
| 256-521-#### | Talladega | Landline Numbers | Teleport Comunicatio... |
| 256-522-#### | Moulton | Landline Numbers | Deltacom, Inc. - Al... |
| 256-523-#### | Leesburg | Landline Numbers | Peoples Telephone Co... |
| 256-524-#### | Dawson | Landline Numbers | Peoples Telephone Co... |
| 256-525-#### | Anniston | Wireless Numbers | Sprint Spectrum L.p.... |
| 256-526-#### | Leesburg | Landline Numbers | Peoples Telephone Co... |
| 256-527-#### | Huntsville | Wireless Numbers | New Cingular Wireles... |
| 256-528-#### | Crossville | Landline Numbers | Peoples Telephone Co... |
| 256-529-#### | Huntsville | Wireless Numbers | New Cingular Wireles... |
| 256-530-#### | Anniston | Landline Numbers | Dovetel Communicatio... |
| 256-531-#### | Cullman | Wireless Numbers | Cellco Partnership D... |
| 256-532-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-533-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-534-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-535-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-536-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-537-#### | Alexander City | Wireless Numbers | Cellco Partnership D... |
| 256-538-#### | Attalla | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-539-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-540-#### | Wedowee | Landline Numbers | Dovetel Communicatio... |
| 256-541-#### | Huntsville | Wireless Numbers | Cellco Partnership D... |
| 256-542-#### | Madison | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
Area Code 256 Introduction
| Area Code: | 256 |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Province: | Alabama - AL |
| Major City: | Huntsville |
| Time Zone: | Central |
| Average property | $94.3K |
| Average age | 56 y/o |
| Average assets | $49.4K |
| Population density | 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2) |
| Population | 4,863,300 |
| latitude Longitude: | |
| 30° 11′ N to 35° N / 84° 53′ W to 88° 28′ W | |
| About 256 : | |
| The 256 Area Code (or Area Code 256) is located in the state of AL. Area Code 256 is one of the 269 3-digit telephone area codes in the USA. It covers roughly 1.9 million unique phone numbers and 6.16 million individuals near the city of Arab Area code 256 was put into service. Area code 256 was created from a split of area code 205. On 07/10/2010 area code 938 was implemented as an overlay of area code 256. Ten-digit dialing is required in area code 256. |
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| Major cities or places | |
| Decatur, AL>Florence, AL>Gadsden, AL>Huntsville, AL>Madison, AL | |