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205 Area Code

Area code 205 serves Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster and nearby communities in Alabama. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateAlabama
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use784
Overlay with659
Projected to run out2066
BirminghamTuscaloosaHooverVestavia HillsAlabasterNorthportHomewoodTrussvillePelhamBessemerHelenaMountain BrookCaleraChelseaGardendaleHueytownJasperPell CityMcCallaMoodyIrondaleLeedsClayFairfieldPleasant GroveFultondaleClantonForestdaleMeadowbrookBrook HighlandLincolnMontevalloPinsonMargaretOneontaHamiltonOdenvilleHighland LakesTarrantSpringvilleColumbianaBirminghamTuscaloosaHooverTrussville
Cities and towns served by area code 205

Who issues 205 numbers

Mobile 28%VoIP and cable 17%Landline 55%

Share of the 784 prefixes (the three digits after 205) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
South Central Bell Tel222
AT&T Mobility92
Verizon Wireless84
Paetec Itel53
T-Mobile42
Onvoy (Sinch)35
Brightspeed Of Alabama - Northern35
Metropcs33

Cities and towns in area code 205

CityPopulationOther area codes
Birmingham195,893659
Tuscaloosa114,316659
Hoover93,550659
Vestavia Hills38,306659
Alabaster34,748659
Northport31,648659
Homewood28,118659
Trussville27,273659
Pelham25,664659
Bessemer24,984659
Helena23,388659
Mountain Brook21,661659
Calera18,992659
Chelsea17,716659
Gardendale16,425659
Hueytown16,159659
Jasper14,585659
Pell City14,320659
McCalla13,939659
Moody13,559659
Irondale13,545659
Leeds12,831659
Clay10,198659
Fairfield9,483659
Pleasant Grove9,346659
Fultondale9,307659
Clanton9,289659
Forestdale9,149659
Meadowbrook8,939659
Brook Highland8,428659
Lincoln8,110659
Montevallo7,872659
Pinson7,830659
Margaret7,149
Oneonta7,022659
Hamilton6,769659
Odenville6,023
Highland Lakes5,673659
Tarrant5,639659
Springville5,597659

Showing the 40 largest of 41 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 205?

A 205 number was originally issued in Alabama, but that does not prove the caller is there. 17% of 205 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 784 prefixes in area code 205

Format: (205) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 205

Where is area code 205?
Area code 205 is in Alabama. It covers Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Northport and 35 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 205?
Area code 205 is in the Central time zone.
Is 205 a toll-free number?
No. 205 is a geographic area code in Alabama. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 205 share its area with 659?
205 and 659 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 205 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 205/659 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2066. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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