BESSEMER prefixes in area code 205
NANPA records 31 assigned NXX blocks to rate center BESSEMER in area code 205, 3.9% of the 785 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 11 holders hold those blocks, the largest being BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (9), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (5), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (4). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-02-05 and the most recent 2018-11-14. 24 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 659, 724, 906 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205-230 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 205-260 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | – | yes | yes |
| 205-267 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL | 2002-02-21 | yes | yes |
| 205-277 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 205-350 | Vonage VONAGE AMERICA LLC | 2018-11-14 | yes | yes |
| 205-417 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 205-424 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 205-425 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 205-426 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 205-428 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 205-432 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 205-434 | AT&T TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL | – | yes | yes |
| 205-436 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 205-461 | Lumen LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF ALABAMA, LLC - AL | 2002-02-05 | yes | yes |
| 205-475 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2003-09-11 | yes | yes |
| 205-477 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 205-481 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 205-491 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 205-497 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 205-519 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2016-09-02 | yes | yes |
| 205-565 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 205-584 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2017-09-07 | yes | yes |
| 205-720 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 2012-07-30 | yes | yes |
| 205-756 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2018-07-11 | yes | yes |
| 205-760 | AT&T AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC | 2014-03-05 | yes | yes |
| 205-774 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 2014-02-27 | yes | yes |
| 205-800 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2011-03-28 | yes | yes |
| 205-830 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2014-10-01 | yes | yes |
| 205-881 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 2015-04-09 | yes | yes |
| 205-920 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2013-10-04 | yes | yes |
| 205-997 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2016-03-08 | yes | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | AT&T | 9 | 29% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | AT&T | 5 | 16.1% |
| PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Windstream | 4 | 12.9% |
| METROPCS, INC. | T-Mobile | 4 | 12.9% |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | Bandwidth | 3 | 9.7% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL | Lumen | 1 | 3.2% |
| VONAGE AMERICA LLC | Vonage | 1 | 3.2% |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL | AT&T | 1 | 3.2% |
| LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF ALABAMA, LLC - AL | Lumen | 1 | 3.2% |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Verizon | 1 | 3.2% |
| AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC | AT&T | 1 | 3.2% |
Same rate center in other codes
Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to BESSEMER in area code 205?
31 blocks: 230, 260, 267, 277, 350, 417, 424, 425, 426, 428, 432, 434 and 19 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in BESSEMER?
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (9 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (5 blocks), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (4 blocks), METROPCS, INC. (4 blocks), BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (3 blocks), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is BESSEMER a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.