Area Code
Arkansas, United States
Local Time
11:58 PM
Central Time
Area Code
501
State / Province
Arkansas
Country
United States
Time Zone
Central Time
Area code 501 covers 63 rate centers across Arkansas. Rate centers are geographic areas used by telephone companies to determine local calling boundaries.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+15015550100">+15015550100</a><a href="tel:+15015550199">+15015550199</a>Area code 501 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to Arkansas, United States. It is one of 3 area codes serving Arkansas. 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. 501 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to Arkansas, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 501 covers 63 rate centers across Arkansas. Communities served include Bald Knob, Bauxite, Bauxite Metro, Beebe, Benton, and 58 more localities. Rate centers are the geographic building blocks telephone 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 501 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 501 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within Arkansas, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 501 + 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 1 501 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 501 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +15015550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.