Area code 659

Where area code 659 is

NANPA lists 659 as an in-service geographic area code for Alabama, first put into service on November 12, 2019. It is an overlay: 659 and 205 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 Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Bessemer, Alabaster, and Springville. By population, its largest named places are Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Alabaster, Trussville, and Bessemer.

Cities and towns in area code 659

659 holds 5.4% of the 3,264 central office codes assigned in Alabama, the 6th most of the state's 7 codes. 61 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 659 exchanges; the most populous are Birmingham (196,000), Tuscaloosa (114,000), Alabaster (34,460), and Trussville (27,079). For a storefront or service area inside 659, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

Dialing 659 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 659 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Ten-digit local dialing means the area code is part of how customers save and recognize your number, so print it in full everywhere. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at each service providers discretion"

Who holds 659 exchanges

29 carriers hold the 177 central office codes assigned in 659. Onvoy, LLC - Al has the most, with 68 (38%). 177 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. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Where 659 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. 659 has codes in 64 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

659 code assignments over time

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). 177 are assigned in 659, 22% of 800. 154 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 659 for business calls

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in area code 659, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

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