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Alexander City's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Alexander City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 256 / 938
- Exchanges
- 19NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 14,439Census 2024 est.
Alexander City area codes
Alexander City city is a Census place in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, with an estimated 14,439 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 19 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 256 has the most (18, 95%). 256 is part of an overlay with 938, so a new local number in Alexander City may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Alexander City is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 256 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Alexander City
8 carriers hold the 19 exchanges assigned to Alexander City's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 6. 17 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 6 | 32% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Al | 4 | 21% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Al | 2 | 11% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 2 | 11% |
| Powertel Birmingham Licenses, INC. | 2 | 11% |
| AT&T - Local | 1 | 5.3% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 5.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Al | 1 | 5.3% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Alexander City
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Alexander City. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 19 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 256 | 212, 215, 234, 329, 392, 397, 409, 414, 496, 500, 537, 596, 625, 675, 749, 750, 786, 794 |
| 938 | 331 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Alexander City's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Alexander City numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 86% |
| 2020s | 1 | 14% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Alexander City
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Alexander City, those come from the ALEXANDRCY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 256 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Alexander City
Alexander City is part of the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area, home to 40,699 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 823 business establishments in the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area in 2023, employing 10,554 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (150), other services (except public administration) (96), and health care and social assistance (85).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 30 | 615 | 20.5 |
| Full-service restaurants | 25 | 393 | 15.7 |
| Landscaping services | 23 | 66 | 2.9 |
| Physician practices | 22 | 221 | 10.0 |
| Law offices | 17 | — | — |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 16 | 73 | 4.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 15 | 58 | 3.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 13 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Alexander City
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Alexander City, 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.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
The comparison below uses 13 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $324.35 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $390.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Alexander City, AL?
Alexander City has exchanges in 256 and 938; 256 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Alexander City?
8, holding 19 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Alexander City business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Alexander City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).