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 ...

Alabama will soon add 659 to its list of area codes. Starting in April, part of the western central part of Alabama, including Jefferson County, will be covered by an overlay area code – 659 – in ...

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 ...

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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Starting next week, central Alabama telephone users in the 205 area code must dial those three digits along with the seven-digit telephone number when making a local call.