Callers in central Alabama will notice a dialing change this month. Starting Oct, 12, users in the 205 area code must dial the three digits along with the seven-digit telephone number when making a ...

Alabama will soon add 659 to its list of area codes. Starting in April, part of the western central part of Alabama, including Jefferson County, will be covered by an overlay area code – 659 – in ...

St. Clair County and parts of Talladega County are getting an additional area code. At its regular business meeting this month, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved an overlay of the new ...

A new area code now exists for the Birmingham area. The new area code - 659 - will overlay the 205 area code. So what does that mean? It means both area codes 205 and 659 will serve the same area. If ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is getting a ...

Later this month, phone calls made within the 205 area code will require all 10 digits to be placed. This mandatory 10-digit dialing for local calls — area code plus the telephone number — takes ...

STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neustar, Inc., serving in its capacity as the FCC’s North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), announced today that an additional area code, 659, has been ...

A global information services provider is tasked with adding an area code to a populous region of Alabama. The Alabama Public Service Commission approved the addition of area code 659 to western ...

St. Clair County and parts of Talladega County are getting an additional area code. At its regular business meeting this month, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved an overlay of the new ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Starting next week, central Alabama telephone users in the 205 area code must dial those three digits along with the seven-digit telephone number when making a local call.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is getting a new area code. AT&T told news outlets the 659 area code will be used in parts of west central Alabama in April. The new code will be an addition to the 205 ...