What is the area code for Decatur, AL?

Decatur uses 2 area codes: 256 and 938. They overlay each other, so all of them cover the whole city and you dial 10 digits for local calls.

What time zone is Decatur in?

Decatur is in the Central time zone.

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Decatur, AL Area Codes

Decatur, Alabama (population 58,056) uses area codes 256 and 938.

Area code256

Area code938

Time zoneCentral

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Decatur and nearby cities in area code 256

Carriers with Decatur numbers

67 prefixes are assigned to the Decatur exchange: 48% mobile, 16% VoIP and cable, 36% landline.

Carrier	Prefixes
AT&T Mobility	23
South Central Bell Tel	15
Onvoy (Sinch)	6
T-Mobile	5
Verizon Wireless	4
Paetec Itel	3
Lumen (Level 3)	3
Metropcs	1

Area codes used in Decatur

Area code	Prefixes serving Decatur	Main carriers in this code
256	50	South Central Bell Tel, AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless
938	17	AT&T Mobility, Onvoy (Sinch), Ton80 Communications

Decatur phone number prefixes

Numbers starting with these first six digits were originally assigned to the Decatur exchange.

256-209 AT&T Mobility
256-214 Metropcs
256-221 Verizon Wireless
256-227 T-Mobile
256-250 Paetec Itel
256-260 Paetec Itel
256-274 Lumen (Level 3)
256-280 Lumen (Level 3)
256-301 South Central Bell Tel
256-303 Verizon Wireless
256-306 South Central Bell Tel
256-308 South Central Bell Tel
256-309 South Central Bell Tel
256-318 AT&T Mobility
256-340 South Central Bell Tel
256-341 South Central Bell Tel
256-345 T-Mobile
256-350 South Central Bell Tel
256-351 South Central Bell Tel
256-353 South Central Bell Tel
256-355 South Central Bell Tel
256-416 Spok
256-432 South Central Bell Tel
256-445 Paetec Itel
256-466 T-Mobile
256-476 Verizon Wireless
256-552 South Central Bell Tel
256-556 AT&T Mobility
256-560 South Central Bell Tel
256-565 AT&T Mobility
256-566 AT&T Mobility
256-580 South Central Bell Tel
256-584 South Central Bell Tel
256-606 AT&T Mobility
256-616 Lumen (CenturyLink)
256-621 AT&T Mobility
256-642 T-Mobile
256-654 T-Mobile
256-686 Charter Ip Enabled Services
256-791 AT&T Mobility
256-821 Shelcomm
256-822 AT&T (Teleport)
256-898 At&T - Local
256-916 Onvoy (Sinch)
256-938 Verizon Wireless
256-941 AT&T Mobility
256-957 Onvoy (Sinch)
256-973 Onvoy (Sinch)
256-986 AT&T Mobility
256-994 Lumen (Level 3)
938-219 AT&T Mobility
938-228 AT&T Mobility
938-230 Onvoy (Sinch)
938-250 AT&T Mobility
938-260 Onvoy (Sinch)
938-265 AT&T Mobility
938-272 AT&T Mobility
938-277 AT&T Mobility
938-286 AT&T Mobility
938-291 AT&T Mobility
938-298 AT&T Mobility
938-305 AT&T Mobility
938-306 AT&T Mobility
938-307 AT&T Mobility
938-322 Ton80 Communications
938-329 AT&T Mobility
938-444 Onvoy (Sinch)

Nearby cities in area code 256

Questions

What is the area code for Decatur, AL?: Decatur uses 2 area codes: 256 and 938. They overlay each other, so all of them cover the whole city and you dial 10 digits for local calls.
What time zone is Decatur in?: Decatur is in the Central time zone.