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Gulf Shores, AL Area Code

Gulf Shores, Alabama (population 17,394) uses area code 251.

Area code251
Time zoneCentral
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Gulf Shores has no telephone exchange of its own in NANPA records; it is served by the Foley exchange about 13.7 km away.

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Gulf Shores and nearby cities in area code 251

Carriers with Gulf Shores numbers

73 prefixes are assigned to the Foley exchange: 42% mobile, 1% VoIP and cable, 56% landline.

CarrierPrefixes
Brightspeed Of Southern Alabama29
AT&T Mobility18
Mcc Telephony Of The South8
Eliska Wireless Ventures Subsidiary I7
Verizon Wireless5
Telepak Networks2
Metropcs1
Southern Communications Services1

Area codes used in Gulf Shores

Area codePrefixes serving Gulf ShoresMain carriers in this code
25173South Central Bell Tel, Onvoy (Sinch), AT&T Mobility

Gulf Shores phone number prefixes

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

Nearby cities in area code 251

Questions

What is the area code for Gulf Shores, AL?
The area code for Gulf Shores, Alabama is 251.
What time zone is Gulf Shores in?
Gulf Shores is in the Central time zone.