St. Clair County and parts of Talladega County are getting an additional area code. At its regular business meeting this month, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved an overlay of the new ...

Callers in central Alabama will notice a dialing change this month. Starting Oct, 12, users in the 205 area code must dial the three digits along with the seven-digit telephone number when making a ...

St. Clair County and parts of Talladega County are getting an additional area code. At its regular business meeting this month, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved an overlay of the new ...

A new area code now exists for the Birmingham area. The new area code - 659 - will overlay the 205 area code. So what does that mean? It means both area codes 205 and 659 will serve the same area. If ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is getting a ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is getting a new area code. AT&T told news outlets the 659 area code will be used in parts of west central Alabama in April. The new code will be an addition to the 205 ...