| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256-242 | Jackson | Section, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-243 | Webshoppe Communications | ||
| 256-244 | Jackson | Scottsboro, AL | New Cingular Wireless PCS - GA |
| 256-245 | Talladega | Sylacauga, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-246 | Lauderdale | Florence, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-247 | Lauderdale | Rogersville, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-248 | Colbert | Sheffield, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-249 | Talladega | Sylacauga, AL | Bellsouth Telecomm Inc DBA South Central Bell Tel |
| 256-250 | Morgan | Decatur, AL | Network Telephone Corporation |
| 256-251 | Etowah | Boaz, AL | Powertel Birmingham Licenses |
| 256-252 | Clay | Ashland, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-253 | Clay | Delta, AL | Centurytel Tel Al LLC (northern) DBA Centurylink |
| 256-254 | De Kalb | Mentone, AL | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 256-255 | Cullman | Cullman, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-257 | Morgan | Falkville, AL | Southern Communications Services |
| 256-258 | Madison | Madison, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-259 | Jackson | Scottsboro, AL | Centurytel Tel Al LLC (southern) DBA Centurylink |
| 256-260 | Morgan | Decatur, AL | Deltacom |
| 256-261 | Madison | Huntsville, AL | Us Lec Of Alabama |
| 256-262 | Limestone | Athens, AL | Deltacom |
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.