| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256-283 | Calhoun | Anniston, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-284 | Lauderdale | Florence, AL | Bandwidth.com Clec |
| 256-286 | Morgan | Hartselle, AL | Sprint Spectrum L.p. |
| 256-287 | Cullman | Bremen, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-288 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-289 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Sprint Spectrum L.p. |
| 256-292 | Winston | Addison, AL | Peoples Telephone Co. |
| 256-293 | Jackson | Stevenson, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-294 | Calhoun | Anniston, AL | Powertel Birmingham Licenses |
| 256-295 | Etowah | Gadsden, AL | Nuvox Communications |
| 256-296 | Marshall | Union Grove, AL | Brindlee Mountain Telephone LLC |
| 256-297 | Cullman | Cullman, AL | Sprint Spectrum L.p. |
| 256-298 | Etowah | Boaz, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-299 | Talladega | Talladega, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-300 | Cherokee | Centre, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-301 | Morgan | Decatur, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-302 | Marshall | Guntersville, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-303 | Morgan | Decatur, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-304 | De Kalb | Fort Payne, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-305 | Etowah | Attalla, AL | Sprint Spectrum L.p. |
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.