| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256-263 | Lauderdale | Florence, AL | AT&T Local |
| 256-264 | Marshall | Guntersville, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-265 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-266 | Cherokee | Centre, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-267 | Talladega | Sylacauga, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-268 | Talladega | Alpine, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-269 | Tallapoosa | Dadeville, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-270 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-271 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Usa Mobility Wireless |
| 256-272 | Lauderdale | Killen, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-273 | De Kalb | Fort Payne, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-274 | Morgan | Decatur, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-275 | Lauderdale | Florence, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-276 | Clay | Lineville, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-277 | Franklin | Russellville, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-278 | Etowah | Gadsden, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-279 | Marshall | Albertville, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-280 | Calhoun | Anniston, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-281 | Etowah | Boaz, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-282 | Calhoun | Anniston, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
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.