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601 Area Code

Area code 601 serves Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, Pearl, Madison and nearby communities in Mississippi. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateMississippi
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use775
Overlay with769
Projected to run out2052
JacksonHattiesburgMeridianPearlMadisonClintonBrandonRidgelandVicksburgLaurelNatchezByramPicayuneMcCombPetalBrookhavenFlowoodCantonRichlandPhiladelphiaColumbiaWest HattiesburgForestJacksonHattiesburgMeridianMadisonLaurel
Cities and towns served by area code 601

Who issues 601 numbers

Mobile 28%VoIP and cable 16%Landline 56%

Share of the 775 prefixes (the three digits after 601) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
South Central Bell Tel233
AT&T Mobility80
Telepak Networks75
Verizon Wireless74
Lumen (Level 3)67
Cellular South39
Bandwidth31
Paetec Itel28

Cities and towns in area code 601

CityPopulationOther area codes
Jackson141,196769
Hattiesburg48,802769
Meridian33,370769
Pearl28,864769
Madison28,575769
Clinton26,640769
Brandon26,122769
Ridgeland24,750769
Vicksburg19,830769
Laurel17,662769
Natchez14,880769
Byram12,707769
Picayune12,019769
McComb11,697769
Petal11,694769
Brookhaven11,646769
Flowood11,003769
Canton10,873769
Richland7,630769
Philadelphia6,858769
Columbia6,525769
West Hattiesburg6,509769
Forest5,433769

Got a call from 601?

A 601 number was originally issued in Mississippi, but that does not prove the caller is there. 16% of 601 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 775 prefixes in area code 601

Format: (601) 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 601

Where is area code 601?
Area code 601 is in Mississippi. It covers Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, Pearl, Madison, Clinton and 17 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 601?
Area code 601 is in the Central time zone.
Is 601 a toll-free number?
No. 601 is a geographic area code in Mississippi. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 601 share its area with 769?
601 and 769 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 601 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 601/769 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2052. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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