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Alabama filed over 24,400 Do Not Call complaints with the FTC. Callers using 205 Birmingham and 256 Huntsville numbers frequently pose as Social Security agents claiming your number has been suspended, or as process servers claiming to be on their way to your address. Don't engage with these threats right away. Our Alabama reverse phone lookup can help you verify who is actually calling before you respond.
Don't let a threatening voicemail about a "process server" from Birmingham ruin your day or scare you into compliance. Verify the number to see if it's a known intimidation tactic currently targeting Alabama residents.
Phone numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC by local residents in the last 30 days.
(251) 289-9052
16 reports ·
(205) 490-8045
11 reports ·
(888) 269-4978
7 reports ·
(855) 357-2024
6 reports ·
(702) 330-8466
5 reports ·
(866) 387-0770
5 reports ·
(404) 947-5990
5 reports ·
(205) 862-8601
5 reports ·
(256) 277-1213
4 reports ·
(205) 273-1158
4 reports ·
Residents across Alabama are frequently targeted by Social Security (SSA) legal threats, Fake Process Server scams, and Auto Warranty robocalls. Be wary of unsolicited calls claiming to be from the government or debt collectors. In 2024, Alabama residents reported 26,049 fraud cases resulting in total losses of $104,201,969, with a median loss of $400 per victim. If you have been targeted by a scammer, take action by filing a report with:
In 2024, Alabama residents filed 24,493 unwanted call complaints with the FTC, of which 13,572 were robocalls and 8,437 involved live callers. The most reported complaint topics were medical and prescriptions (2,765), imposters (2,294), reducing debt (2,019). You can significantly reduce the number of unsolicited calls you receive by visiting the official Do Not Call website. Visit donotcall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222 to protect your number.
Five area codes divide Alabama: 205 for Birmingham, 251 along the Gulf Coast, 256 in Huntsville, with 334 and 938 covering central and southeastern regions. The table below shows which cities use each code, but knowing a call is "from the 205 area" still leaves you wondering who 's actually on the line. Use our reverse phone lookup tool above to get the caller 's name and address.
| Area Code | Cities |
|---|---|
| 205 | Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover |
| 251 | Mobile, Prichard, Daphne |
| 256 | Huntsville, Decatur, Madison |
| 334 | Montgomery, Dothan, Auburn |
| 483 | Montgomery, Auburn, Dothan |
| 659 | Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover |
| 938 | Huntsville, Decatur, Madison |
Important: Area codes are no longer reliable indicators of a caller's location. Number portability allows users to keep their numbers when they move, and scammers frequently use "neighbor spoofing" to make long-distance or fraudulent calls appear local.
Numbers with 205 and the 659 overlay serve central Alabama, reaching Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, and Birmingham.
Across north Alabama, 256 and overlay 938 cover Huntsville, Decatur, Madison, Florence, and Gadsden.
Numbers starting with 334, along with the 483 area code, connect south Alabama cities like Dothan, Auburn, Prattville, Phenix City, and Montgomery.
The 251 area code serves the Gulf Coast, including Mobile, Prichard, Daphne, Tillmans Corner, and Fairhope.
Yes, reverse phone lookup is legal in Alabama for personal use like caller identification and fraud prevention. Just remember that federal FCRA laws prohibit using lookup data for employment decisions, tenant approvals, or credit assessments.
Alabama doesn't have a privacy law, but you can still ask to be removed from phone directory sites. Go to each site's privacy page and fill out their opt-out or removal form.
Phone numbers can be spoofed to appear as though they belong to legitimate companies. Although Alabama has over 105,071 business establishments reported by the U.S. Census, you should verify the business name by searching the Alabama Business Entity Search.
Mobile numbers account for about 5.5 million subscriptions in Alabama. VoIP lines make up 737,000, and traditional landlines have dropped to 212,000. The landline collapse mirrors the pattern across most Southern states.