601 Phone Number Lookup | Mississippi Area Code

Look up any phone number starting with 601 to identify the owner name, address, spam reports, and more. The 601 area code serves central and southern Mississippi, excluding the three counties of the Gulf Coast.

Look Up a 601 Phone Number

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Where Is Area Code 601 Located?

The 601 area code covers central and southern Mississippi, specifically excluding the Gulf Coast region.

Major Cities:

  • Jackson
  • Hattiesburg
  • Meridian
  • Laurel
  • Vicksburg
  • Natchez
  • Brookhaven
  • McComb

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Bolton
  • Brandon
  • Braxton
  • Byram
  • Canton
  • Carthage
  • Clinton
  • Columbia
  • Conehatta
  • Crystal Springs
  • Decatur
  • Edwards
  • Florence
  • Flowood
  • Forest
  • Gluckstadt
  • Hazlehurst
  • Lucedale
  • Lumberton
  • Madison
  • Magee
  • Magnolia
  • Mendenhall
  • Monticello
  • Morton
  • Mount Olive
  • Newton
  • Ovett
  • Pearl
  • Pelahatchie
  • Petal
  • Philadelphia
  • Picayune
  • Poplarville
  • Port Gibson
  • Prentiss
  • Puckett
  • Purvis
  • Quitman
  • Raleigh
  • Raymond
  • Richland
  • Ridgeland
  • Terry
  • Tylertown
  • Utica
  • Washington
  • Waynesboro
  • Wesson
  • Wiggins

Overlay System

Area code 601 is part of an overlay system with area code 769 . Area code 601 was one of the original area codes from 1947. Area code 769 was approved as an overlay to the 601 numbering plan area on March 14, 2005, which required ten-digit dialing in central Mississippi.

Area Code 601 Location Map

Area Code 601 Location on Mississippi Map

Area code 601 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

Phone Number Prefixes and Carriers

Our Mississippi phone number lookup for the 601 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, Mississippi 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 64
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MS 44
CELLULAR SOUTH, INC. 34
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MS 34
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 26
TELEPAK NETWORKS, INC. - MS 26
DIXIE NET COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 12
DELTACOM, INC. - MS 11
BAY SPRINGS TEL. CO., INC. 8
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS LLC - MS 7
POWERTEL MEMPHIS LICENSES, INC. 7
FRANKLIN TEL. CO., INC. 5
SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 5
TEC OF JACKSON, INC. - MS 5
NETWORK TELEPHONE CORPORATION - MS 4
WINDSTREAM MISSISSIPPI, INC. 4
WINDSTREAM NUVOX, INC. 4
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MS 3
ONVOY, LLC - MS 3
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TEL. CO. 3
AT&T - LOCAL 2
ELISKA WIRELESS VENTURES SUBSIDIARY I, LLC 2
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - MS 2
AIRUS, INC. - MS 1
AT&T CORP. 1
CALLIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - MS 1
DECATUR TEL. CO., INC. 1
GEORGETOWN TEL. CO. 1
GULFPINES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 1
INTRADO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 1
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA MS - LLC 1
USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. 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
JACKSON 129
HATTIESBG 46
MERIDIAN 33
VICKSBURG 25
LAUREL 20
MCCOMB 15
BROOKHAVEN 14
NATCHEZ 14
PICAYUNE 14
PHILA 11
MADISON 10
FOREST 8
LUCEDALE 8
WAYNESBORO 8
COLUMBIA 7
CLINTON 6
HAZLEHURST 6
POPLARVL 6
BRANDON 5
COLLINS 5
NEWTONHKRY 5
PORTGIBSON 5
QUITMAN 5
TYLERTOWN 5
WIGGINS 5
CANTON 4
CARTHAGE 4
ELLISVILLE 4
GLOSTER 4
MONTICELLO 4
BOLTON 3
CRYSTALSPG 3
FAYETTE 3
MAGEE 3
MENDENHALL 3
PURVIS 3
ROXIE 3
TAYLORSVL 3
BEAUMONT 2
BRIARWOOD 2
BUCKATUNNA 2
CENTREVL 2
DE KALB 2
ENTERPRISE 2
FLORA 2
FLORENCE 2
HEIDELBERG 2
LAKE 2
LIBERTY 2
MAGNOLIA 2
MCLAIN 2
OBADIAH 2
OSYKA 2
PELAHATCHI 2
RALEIGH 2
SOSO 2
WESSON 2
WOODVILLE 2
BASSFIELD 1
BAYSPRINGS 1
BENNDALE 1
BIG CREEK 1
CROSBY 1
DECATUR 1
DUFFEE 1
EDWARDS 1
GEORGETOWN 1
HOMEWOOD 1
LEAKESVL 1
LOUIN 1
LUMBERTON 1
LYNVILLE 1
MEADVILLE 1
MIZE 1
MORTON 1
MOUNTOLIVE 1
NEW HEBRON 1
NEWAUGUSTA 1
NVALAIRSTA 1
OLDTYLRSVL 1
POLKVILLE 1
PRENTISS 1
RAYMOND 1
RICHTON 1
SAND HILL 1
SEMINARY 1
SHUBUTA 1
SILVER CRK 1
STATE LINE 1
SUMRALL 1
TERRY 1
UNION 1
UTICA 1

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