205 Phone Number Lookup | Alabama Area Code

Look up any phone number starting with 205 to identify the owner name, address, spam reports, and more. The 205 area code is serving the western and central parts of Alabama, including the cities of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.

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Where Is Area Code 205 Located?

Area code 205 covers the western and central portions of the state of Alabama.

Counties Served:

  • Bibb
  • Blount
  • Chilton
  • Choctaw
  • Etowah
  • Fayette
  • Franklin
  • Greene
  • Hale
  • Jefferson
  • Lamar
  • Marion
  • Perry
  • Pickens
  • St. Clair
  • Shelby
  • Sumter
  • Tuscaloosa
  • Walker
  • Winston

Major Cities:

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Alabaster
  • Argo
  • Bessemer
  • Brent
  • Brilliant
  • Butler
  • Calera
  • Carbon Hill
  • Center Point
  • Centreville
  • Chelsea
  • Clanton
  • Columbiana
  • Dora
  • Double Springs
  • Eutaw
  • Fairfield
  • Fayette
  • Fultondale
  • Gardendale
  • Gilbertown
  • Greensboro
  • Guin
  • Haleyville
  • Hamilton
  • Hayden
  • Helena
  • Homewood
  • Hoover
  • Hueytown
  • Irondale
  • Jasper
  • Jemison
  • Leeds
  • Lisman
  • Livingston
  • Montevallo
  • Moody
  • Moundville
  • Mountain Brook
  • Needham
  • Northport
  • Oneonta
  • Pelham
  • Pell City
  • Pennington
  • Pleasant Grove
  • Silas
  • Sumiton
  • Toxey
  • Trussville
  • Vernon
  • Vestavia Hills
  • Vincent
  • Warrior
  • Winfield
  • York

Overlay System

Area code 659 was added as an overlay to area code 205 in October 2019. This overlay means that both area codes serve the same geographic region. As a result, ten-digit dialing is required for all calls within this area.

Area Code 205 Location Map

Area Code 205 Location on Alabama Map

Area code 205 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

Phone Number Prefixes and Carriers

Our Alabama phone number lookup for the 205 area code analyzes the three-digit prefix to identify the initially assigned telecommunications company and rate center. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Alabama geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:

  • NPA- area code (where the number was originally assigned)
  • NXX - Central office code that locates the specific neighborhood and identifies the service provider
  • XXXX - Subscriber number identifies the individual phone line within that local exchange

Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL 210
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA 72
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL 50
POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. 32
CENTURYTEL TEL AL LLC (NORTHERN) DBA CENTURYLINK 31
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 26
DELTACOM, INC. - AL 14
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL 13
LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF ALABAMA, LLC - AL 11
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL 10
US LEC OF ALABAMA, INC. 10
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL 9
WINDSTREAM ALABAMA, INC. 6
AT&T CORP. 5
CHARTER FIBERLINK - ALABAMA, LLC - AL 5
ONVOY, LLC - AL 5
AT&T - LOCAL 4
WINDSTREAM NUVOX, INC. 4
BRIGHT HOUSE NTWS INFORMATION SVCS (ALABAMA) - AL 3
BUTLER TEL. CO., INC. 3
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - AL 3
METROPCS, INC. 3
NETWORK TELEPHONE CORPORATION - AL 3
USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. 3
AIRUS, INC. - AL 2
BLOUNTSVILLE TELEPHONE LLC 2
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 2
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTH, LLC - AL 2
HOPPER TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC 2
OTELCO TELEPHONE, LLC 2
PINE BELT BROADCASTING DBA PINE BELT TEL COMP SVCS 2
AIRESPRING, INC. 1
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1
BROADRIVER COMMUNICATION CORPORATION - GA 1
CALLIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - AL 1
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 1
FUSION CLOUD SERVICES, LLC 1
HARGRAY OF ALABAMA, INC. - AL 1
MCC TELEPHONY OF THE SOUTH, LLC - AL 1
MOUNDVILLE TEL. CO. 1
NUSO, LLC 1
OAKMAN TEL. CO., INC. 1
ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC 1
PINE BELT CELLULAR, INC. 1
RAGLAND TEL. CO., INC. 1
RCLEC, INC. 1
SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 1
VONAGE AMERICA LLC 1
WIDE VOICE, LLC - AL 1

Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
BIRMINGHAM 305
TUSCALOOSA 55
BESSEMER 27
JASPER 13
ALABASTER 12
GARDENDALE 9
CLANTON 7
LEEDS 6
ONEONTA 6
DORA 5
PELL CITY 5
WINFIELD 5
BUTLER 4
EUTAW 4
FAYETTE 4
GRAYSVILLE 4
GUIN 4
HAMILTON 4
LINCOLN 4
TRUSSVILLE 4
CALERA 3
CARROLLTON 3
CHELSEA 3
COLUMBIANA 3
HALEYVILLE 3
JEMISON 3
LIVINGSTON 3
SPRINGVL 3
THORSBY 3
W BLOCTON 3
WARRIOR 3
YORK 3
CARBONHILL 2
CENTREVL 2
GORDO 2
LISMAN 2
MONTEVALLO 2
MOUNDVILLE 2
PARRISH 2
PHILCMPBLL 2
PINSON 2
REFORM 2
VERNON 2
WALNUT GRV 2
ALICEVILLE 1
ASHVILLE 1
BERRY 1
BLOUNTSVL 1
BRILLIANT 1
CORDOVA 1
DOUBLE SPG 1
HACKLEBURG 1
KENNEDY 1
LYNN 1
MILLPORT 1
NECTAR 1
ODENVILLE 1
PANOLA 1
PENNINGTON 1
RAGLAND 1
SNEAD 1
SULLIGENT 1
SURFSIDE 1
VINCENT 1

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