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659 Area Code

Area code 659 serves Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster and nearby communities in Alabama. It has been in service since November 12, 2019, when it was split from 205.

StateAlabama
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use178
Overlay with205
Projected to run out2066
BirminghamTuscaloosaHooverVestavia HillsAlabasterNorthportHomewoodTrussvillePelhamBessemerHelenaMountain BrookCaleraChelseaGardendaleHueytownJasperPell CityMcCallaMoodyIrondaleLeedsClayFairfieldPleasant GroveFultondaleClantonForestdaleMeadowbrookBrook HighlandLincolnMontevalloPinsonOneontaHamiltonHighland LakesTarrantSpringvilleColumbianaBirminghamTuscaloosaHooverTrussville
Cities and towns served by area code 659

Who issues 659 numbers

Mobile 15%VoIP and cable 54%Landline 31%

Share of the 178 prefixes (the three digits after 659) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)72
Fractel21
T-Mobile15
Bandwidth11
Ton80 Communications9
AT&T Mobility7
Commio5
Airus4

Cities and towns in area code 659

CityPopulationOther area codes
Birmingham195,893205
Tuscaloosa114,316205
Hoover93,550205
Vestavia Hills38,306205
Alabaster34,748205
Northport31,648205
Homewood28,118205
Trussville27,273205
Pelham25,664205
Bessemer24,984205
Helena23,388205
Mountain Brook21,661205
Calera18,992205
Chelsea17,716205
Gardendale16,425205
Hueytown16,159205
Jasper14,585205
Pell City14,320205
McCalla13,939205
Moody13,559205
Irondale13,545205
Leeds12,831205
Clay10,198205
Fairfield9,483205
Pleasant Grove9,346205
Fultondale9,307205
Clanton9,289205
Forestdale9,149205
Meadowbrook8,939205
Brook Highland8,428205
Lincoln8,110205
Montevallo7,872205
Pinson7,830205
Oneonta7,022205
Hamilton6,769205
Highland Lakes5,673205
Tarrant5,639205
Springville5,597205
Columbiana5,106205

Got a call from 659?

A 659 number was originally issued in Alabama, but that does not prove the caller is there. 54% of 659 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 178 prefixes in area code 659

Format: (659) 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 659

Where is area code 659?
Area code 659 is in Alabama. It covers Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Northport and 33 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 659?
Area code 659 is in the Central time zone.
Is 659 a toll-free number?
No. 659 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 659 share its area with 205?
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 659 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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