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Monroeville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Monroeville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 251
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 5,720Census 2024 est.
What area code is Monroeville, AL?
With 5,720 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Monroeville sits in Monroe County, Alabama. All 8 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 251. Monroeville is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 251 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 8 | 100% | 2001 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Monroeville exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Monroeville's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Al has the most, with 2. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Al | 2 | 25% |
| Frontier Communications of the South, LLC - Al | 2 | 25% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 13% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Al | 1 | 13% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 13% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 13% |
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.
Monroeville phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Monroeville. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2020. 3 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 251 | 302, 336, 362, 480, 575, 593, 743, 870 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Monroeville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Monroeville, those come from the MONROEVL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 251 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Monroeville
Monroeville is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 105,720 business establishments in Alabama in 2023, employing 1,822,666 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (17,877), health care and social assistance (11,562), and other services (except public administration) (11,361).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 4,442 | 89,956 | 20.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 2,771 | 63,096 | 22.8 |
| Physician practices | 2,665 | 38,726 | 14.5 |
| Law offices | 2,217 | 12,095 | 5.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,737 | 8,170 | 4.7 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 1,647 | 17,066 | 10.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,582 | 4,403 | 2.8 |
| Dental offices | 1,402 | 12,589 | 9.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Monroeville number on Callata
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Monroeville, 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.
A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Alabama. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 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 | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
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 Monroeville, AL?
251. All exchanges NANPA lists for Monroeville are in 251.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Monroeville?
6, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Monroeville 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 Monroeville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).