Area code 483

Area code 483 at a glance

483 is one of 7 geographic area codes serving Alabama; NANPA records its in-service date as February 23, 2026. It is an overlay: 483 and 334 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Montgomery, Auburn, Wetumpka, Phenix City, and Selma. By population, its largest named places are Montgomery, Auburn, Phenix City, Selma, and Wetumpka.

Places served by 483

483 holds 0.34% of the 3,264 central office codes assigned in Alabama, the 7th most of the state's 7 codes. 5 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 483 exchanges; the most populous are Montgomery (196,000), Auburn (83,757), Phenix City (38,509), and Selma (16,312). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 483

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 483 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Carriers with 483 numbers

5 carriers hold the 11 central office codes assigned in 483. Ahoi LLC has the most, with 3 (27%). 11 of the codes (100%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Where 483 numbers are rated

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 483 has codes in 5 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

How full is area code 483?

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 11 are assigned in 483, 1.4% of 800. 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 483 number for your business

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Porting a number you already use in area code 483 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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