Active Prefixes in Area Code 256
| Prefix | Primary City | Phone Type | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256-864-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-867-#### | Athens | Landline Numbers | Level 3 Communicatio... |
| 256-868-#### | Henagar | Wireless Numbers | New Cingular Wireles... |
| 256-869-#### | Not available. | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-871-#### | Not available. | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-872-#### | Sylacauga | Wireless Numbers | Powertel Birmingham ... |
| 256-873-#### | Not available. | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-874-#### | Athens | Wireless Numbers | Powertel Birmingham ... |
| 256-876-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Centurytel Acq Llc D... |
| 256-878-#### | Albertville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-879-#### | Not available. | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-880-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-881-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-882-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-883-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-885-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-886-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Ymax Communications ... |
| 256-887-#### | Hanceville | Landline Numbers | Deltacom, Inc. - Al... |
| 256-890-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-891-#### | Albertville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-892-#### | Ohatchee | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-893-#### | Not available. | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-894-#### | Albertville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-895-#### | Huntsville | Landline Numbers | Bellsouth Telecomm I... |
| 256-896-#### | Waverly | Wireless Numbers | Windstream Alabama, ... |
| 256-898-#### | Decatur | Landline Numbers | At&t Local... |
| 256-899-#### | Rainsville | Wireless Numbers | New Cingular Wireles... |
| 256-901-#### | Lineville | Wireless Numbers | Southern Communicati... |
| 256-902-#### | Not available. | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
| 256-903-#### | Not available. | Wireless Numbers | Corr Wireless Commun... |
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 | |