List of Alabama area codes
Current

List of Alabama area codes

Section Title: Current
Table Section Text: None

Area code	Established	Region	Map	Reference

205	January 1, 1947	Central and west central portions of the state including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Northport, Jasper, Oneonta, Clanton, and Pell City. Covered the entire state before the creation of Area code 334.	-

334	January 15, 1995	South central and southeastern portions of the state including Montgomery, Auburn-Opelika, Dothan, Valley, and Selma. Originally covered the entire southern half of the state, until Area code 251 was split off.	-

256/938	March 23, 1998 July 10, 2010	Northern and east central portions of the state including Huntsville-Decatur, Florence-Muscle Shoals, Gadsden, Anniston, Alexander City, and Sylacauga Area code 938 is an overlay of 256.	-

251	June 18, 2001	Southwestern portions of the state including Mobile, Monroeville, Atmore, Gulf Shores, and Daphne	-

Sentence(s)

The 251 area code for Alabama was added in 2001.

final_sentence: The 251 area code for Alabama was added in 2001.