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870 Area Code

Area code 870 serves Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Paragould, Texarkana, West Memphis and nearby communities in Arkansas. It has been in service since April 14, 1997, when it was split from 501.

StateArkansas
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use785
Overlay with327
Projected to run out2057
JonesboroPine BluffParagouldTexarkanaWest MemphisBryantEl DoradoHarrisonMarionMountain HomeForrest CityBlythevilleBatesvilleMagnoliaCamdenArkadelphiaHopeMonticelloHelena-West HelenaNewportWynnePocahontasTrumannStuttgartOsceolaDe QueenBerryvilleWhite HallWalnut RidgeSheridanWarrenJonesboroPine BluffParagouldTexarkanaWest MemphisBryant
Cities and towns served by area code 870

Who issues 870 numbers

Mobile 27%VoIP and cable 13%Landline 60%

Share of the 785 prefixes (the three digits after 870) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Southwestern Bell)154
AT&T Mobility107
Verizon Wireless85
Windstream80
Lumen (Level 3)47
Brightspeed Of Central Arkansas44
Onvoy (Sinch)26
E. Ritter Communications22

Cities and towns in area code 870

CityPopulationOther area codes
Jonesboro83,296327
Pine Bluff38,213327
Paragould31,135327
Texarkana29,123327
West Memphis23,336327
Bryant22,815
El Dorado16,609
Harrison13,802327
Marion13,378327
Mountain Home13,373327
Forrest City12,308327
Blytheville12,227
Batesville11,860327
Magnolia10,660
Camden10,127
Arkadelphia9,916
Hope8,445
Monticello8,269
Helena-West Helena8,216
Newport8,193327
Wynne7,884501
Pocahontas7,622
Trumann7,527
Stuttgart7,525
Osceola6,450
De Queen6,045
Berryville5,813
White Hall5,532327
Walnut Ridge5,478
Sheridan5,406
Warren5,146

Got a call from 870?

A 870 number was originally issued in Arkansas, but that does not prove the caller is there. 13% of 870 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 785 prefixes in area code 870

Format: (870) 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 870

Where is area code 870?
Area code 870 is in Arkansas. It covers Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Paragould, Texarkana, West Memphis, Bryant and 25 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 870?
Area code 870 is in the Central time zone.
Is 870 a toll-free number?
No. 870 is a geographic area code in Arkansas. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 870 share its area with 327?
327 and 870 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 870 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 327/870 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2057. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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