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501 Area Code

Area code 501 serves Little Rock, Conway, North Little Rock, Benton, Hot Springs and nearby communities in Arkansas. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateArkansas
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use632
Projected to run out2044
Little RockConwayNorth Little RockBentonHot SpringsSherwoodJacksonvilleCabotSearcyMaumelleHot Springs VillageMalvernBeebeWynneHeber SpringsWardMorriltonGreenbrierEast EndLittle RockConwayBentonHot SpringsSherwoodCabot
Cities and towns served by area code 501

Who issues 501 numbers

Mobile 29%VoIP and cable 22%Landline 49%

Share of the 632 prefixes (the three digits after 501) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Southwestern Bell)160
AT&T Mobility86
Lumen (Level 3)60
Verizon Wireless54
Windstream54
Onvoy (Sinch)49
T-Mobile42
Brightspeed Of Central Arkansas18

Cities and towns in area code 501

CityPopulationOther area codes
Little Rock206,427
Conway72,328
North Little Rock65,120
Benton38,898
Hot Springs37,979
Sherwood33,620
Jacksonville29,460
Cabot27,711
Searcy24,351
Maumelle19,780
Hot Springs Village16,509
Malvern11,144
Beebe9,377
Wynne7,884870
Heber Springs7,323
Ward7,258
Morrilton7,195
Greenbrier6,645
East End6,344

Got a call from 501?

A 501 number was originally issued in Arkansas, but that does not prove the caller is there. 22% of 501 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 632 prefixes in area code 501

Format: (501) 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 501

Where is area code 501?
Area code 501 is in Arkansas. It covers Little Rock, Conway, North Little Rock, Benton, Hot Springs, Sherwood and 13 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 501?
Area code 501 is in the Central time zone.
Is 501 a toll-free number?
No. 501 is a geographic area code in Arkansas. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 501 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 501 to exhaust in the third quarter of 2044. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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