Area code 901

Where area code 901 is

901 is one of 8 geographic area codes serving Tennessee; NANPA records its in-service date as January 1, 1947. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 901. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Memphis, Collierville, Arlington, Somerville, and Covington. By population, its largest named places are Memphis, Collierville, Arlington, Millington, and Covington.

Places served by 901

901 holds 16% of the 3,797 central office codes assigned in Tennessee, the 3rd most of the state's 8 codes. 10 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 901 exchanges; the most populous are Memphis (611,000), Collierville (51,951), Arlington (15,550), and Millington (11,486). For a storefront or service area inside 901, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

Dialing 901 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 901 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Seven-digit local dialing is still permitted here, but customers calling from other area codes, and every mobile contact list, use all ten digits.

Who holds 901 exchanges

47 carriers hold the 616 central office codes assigned in 901. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 168 (27%). 392 of the codes (64%) 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 901 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. 901 has codes in 14 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

901 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). 616 are assigned in 901, 77% of 800. 92 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 901 for business calls

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