| District of Alabama area codes: 256 | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State/Province | Alabama |
| Major City | Huntsville |
| Time Zone | Central (UTC-06:00) |
| Prefix | County | Primary City | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256-972 | Cherokee | Centre, AL | Sprint Spectrum L.p. |
| 256-974 | Lawrence | Moulton, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-975 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-977 | Etowah | Attalla, AL | Corr Wireless Communications |
| 256-978 | Colbert | Sheffield, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-979 | De Kalb | Ft Payne, AL | Farmers Telecommunications Corporation |
| 256-985 | Madison | New Market, AL | Mcc Telephony Of The South |
| 256-987 | Madison | Meridianville, AL | Corr Wireless Communications |
| 256-990 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Sprint Spectrum L.p. |
| 256-995 | Limestone | Ardmore, AL | Mcc Telephony Of The South |
| 256-996 | De Kalb | Fort Payne, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-997 | De Kalb | Fort Payne, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-998 | Limestone | Athens, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-999 | Jackson | Scottsboro, AL | Knology Of Alabama |
| 256-555 | Used in movie | Arab, AL | Used in movie |
There are 715 prefixes, In the code area, the major cities are Anniston, AL;Decatur, AL;Florence, AL;Gadsden, AL;. The major city is Huntsville.