| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256-389 | Colbert | Sheffield, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-390 | Etowah | Gadsden, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-391 | Talladega | Sylacauga, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-392 | Tallapoosa | Alexander City, AL | AT&T Local |
| 256-393 | Etowah | Gadsden, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-394 | Lauderdale | Florence, AL | Powertel Birmingham Licenses |
| 256-395 | Randolph | Wadley, AL | Centurytel Tel Al LLC (northern) DBA Centurylink |
| 256-396 | Clay | Lineville, AL | Centurytel Tel Al LLC (northern) DBA Centurylink |
| 256-397 | Tallapoosa | Alexander City, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-398 | Franklin | Russellville, AL | Powertel Birmingham Licenses |
| 256-399 | Etowah | Gadsden, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-400 | Marshall | Albertville, AL | Powertel Birmingham Licenses |
| 256-401 | Talladega | Sylacauga, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-402 | Clay | Delta, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-403 | Calhoun | Anniston, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-404 | Talladega | Sylacauga, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-405 | Calhoun | Anniston, AL | Level 3 Communications |
| 256-406 | De Kalb | Fort Payne, AL | Sprint Spectrum L.p. |
| 256-408 | Clay | Ashland, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-409 | Tallapoosa | Alexander City, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
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.