Alabama, United States
Central Time
1:54 AM
Area Code
205
State / Province
Alabama
Country
United States
Time Zone
Central Time
Area code 205 covers 70 cities and communities across Alabama, based on telephone company rate center data.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+12055550100">+12055550100</a><a href="tel:+12055550199">+12055550199</a>Look up which exchange in Alabama a specific 205 number is homed to, and whether its block is wireline or wireless. See what a reverse lookup can establish before relying on the answer.
784 active prefixes in this area code, assigned as 5,838 thousands-blocks — pooling splits one prefix across several carriers, so each block is listed separately with the rate centre it is homed to, its carrier of record, and the switch that serves it.
Showing blocks 1–100 of 5,838
| NPA-NXX | Block | Rate centre | Type | Carrier (OCN) | Switch | LATA | LIR | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205-200 | 0 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 1 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 2 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 3 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 4 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 5 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 6 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 7 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 8 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | 9 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-200 | A | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 0 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 1 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 2 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - AL (604E) | BRHMALMT32Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 3 | Birmingham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (6214) | BRHMALXSGT2 | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 4 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 5 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 6 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 7 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | BRHMALMTYRX | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 8 | Birmingham | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | 9 | Birmingham | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-201 | A | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 0 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 1 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 2 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 3 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 4 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 5 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 6 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 7 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - AL (604E) | BRHMALMT32Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 8 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL (5255) | BRHMAL16X8X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | 9 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-202 | A | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 0 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 1 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - AL (604E) | BRHMALMT32Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 2 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 3 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 4 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (045L) | BRHNALJM0MD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 5 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 6 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 7 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 8 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | 9 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-203 | A | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - AL (604E) | BRHMALMT32Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 0 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 1 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 2 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 3 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 4 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 5 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 6 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 7 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 8 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | 9 | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-205 | A | Birmingham | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | BRHMALMTY4X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 0 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - AL (604E) | BRHMALMT32Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 1 | Birmingham | Landline | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (9419) | BIRMINGHAM ENSLEY | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 2 | Birmingham | Landline | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (9419) | BIRMINGHAM ENSLEY | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 3 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 4 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 5 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 6 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 7 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 8 | Birmingham | Landline | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (9419) | BIRMINGHAM ENSLEY | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | 9 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-206 | A | Birmingham | Landline | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (9419) | BIRMINGHAM ENSLEY | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 0 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 1 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 2 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 3 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 4 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 5 | Springville | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 6 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 7 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 8 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | 9 | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-207 | A | Springville | Wireless | POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (7475) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 0 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 1 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 2 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 3 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 4 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 5 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 6 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 7 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - AL (604E) | BRHMALMT32Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 8 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | 9 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-208 | A | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (072F) | BRHMALMT41Z | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 0 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 1 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 2 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 3 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL (5255) | BRHMAL16X8X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 4 | Birmingham | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL (5255) | BRHMAL16X8X | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 5 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 6 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 7 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 8 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | 9 | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-209 | A | Birmingham | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (6804) | BRHMAL41AMD | 476 | — | — |
| 205-210 | 0 | Tuscaloosa | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BRHMALMT92Z | 476 | — | — |
Block-level assignments from the North American Numbering Plan administrator, via localcallingguide.com.
Assigned Prefixes
784
Assignment Blocks
5,838
Rate Centers
70
Carriers of Record
58
| Type | Blocks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landline | 1,052 | 18% |
| Landline or VoIP | 3,016 | 52% |
| Wireless | 1,770 | 30% |
| Carrier | Blocks |
|---|---|
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | 824 |
| ONVOY, LLC - AL | 818 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL | 689 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 636 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 465 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 384 |
| PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 343 |
| POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. | 333 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL | 225 |
| BRIGHTSPEED OF ALABAMA, LLC - NORTHERN | 146 |
| 48 other carriers | 975 |
Carrier of record for each block. Numbers ported to another carrier keep their original block assignment, so this is not a lookup of who serves a given number today.
| Rate Center | Prefixes | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 370 | 2,300 |
| Tuscaloosa | 69 | 439 |
| Bessemer | 31 | 271 |
| Jasper | 21 | 177 |
| Alabaster | 19 | 169 |
| Clanton | 13 | 117 |
| Pell City | 11 | 101 |
| Eutaw | 9 | 99 |
| Gardendale | 9 | 89 |
| Leeds | 9 | 79 |
| Pinson | 9 | 79 |
| Butler | 8 | 62 |
| Dora | 8 | 73 |
| Centreville | 7 | 77 |
| Livingston (Sumter) | 7 | 67 |
| Carbon Hill | 6 | 62 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 66 |
| Columbiana | 6 | 51 |
| Fayette | 6 | 36 |
| Graysville | 6 | 56 |
| Haleyville | 6 | 56 |
| Montevallo | 6 | 52 |
| Oneonta | 6 | 36 |
| Warrior | 6 | 56 |
| Calera | 5 | 55 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 45 |
| Lincoln | 5 | 30 |
| Springville | 5 | 55 |
| Trussville | 5 | 45 |
| Vincent | 5 | 55 |
| West Blocton | 5 | 55 |
| Winfield | 5 | 35 |
| York | 5 | 54 |
| Carrollton | 4 | 44 |
| Cordova | 4 | 40 |
| Double Springs | 4 | 44 |
| Guin | 4 | 24 |
| Parrish | 4 | 41 |
| Reform | 4 | 33 |
| Vernon | 4 | 34 |
| Aliceville | 3 | 33 |
| Ashville | 3 | 31 |
| Berry | 3 | 29 |
| Jemison | 3 | 33 |
| Panola | 3 | 33 |
| Thorsby | 3 | 23 |
| Blountsville | 2 | 12 |
| Brilliant | 2 | 22 |
| Ethelsville | 2 | 22 |
| Flatwood | 2 | 12 |
| Gordo | 2 | 22 |
| Hackleburg | 2 | 12 |
| Lisman | 2 | 11 |
| Moundville | 2 | 4 |
| Odenville | 2 | 21 |
| Phil Campbell | 2 | 12 |
| Ragland | 2 | 12 |
| Snead | 2 | 11 |
| Sulligent | 2 | 12 |
| Surfside | 2 | 22 |
| Walnut Grove | 2 | 11 |
| Detroit | 1 | 11 |
| Kennedy | 1 | 11 |
| Lynn | 1 | 1 |
| Millport | 1 | 11 |
| Nauvoo | 1 | 11 |
| Nectar | 1 | 11 |
| Needham | 1 | 1 |
| Oakman | 1 | 11 |
| Pennington | 1 | 11 |
A rate center is the telephone exchange area a number is homed to. It sets local calling boundaries, and is not the caller's current location.
Area code 205 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to Alabama, United States. It is one of 7 area codes serving Alabama. As population and demand for phone numbers grew, the region was divided into multiple numbering plan areas to avoid exhausting the available 7-digit number pool.
Yes. 205 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to Alabama, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 205 covers 70 cities and communities in Alabama, including Alabaster, Aliceville, Ashville, Berry, Bessemer, and 65 more localities. This is based on telephone company rate center data — the geographic areas carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 205 area code observe Central Time (IANA timezone: America/Chicago). Central Time is UTC−6 in winter (CST) and UTC−5 in summer (CDT). When placing a call to a 205 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within Alabama, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 205 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 205 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 205 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +12055550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.