ATHENS prefixes in area code 256
NANPA records 26 assigned NXX blocks to rate center ATHENS in area code 256, 3.3% of the 786 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. 10 holders hold those blocks, the largest being BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (7), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (5), POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (3). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-05-07 and the most recent 2023-01-24. 19 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 207, 217, 220, 269 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256-206 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2002-05-20 | yes | yes |
| 256-216 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 256-230 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 256-232 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 256-233 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 256-262 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 256-278 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL | 2002-06-20 | yes | yes |
| 256-321 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | – | no | yes |
| 256-374 | T-Mobile POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. | 2002-12-31 | yes | yes |
| 256-431 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | – | no | yes |
| 256-434 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 256-444 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 256-497 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL | – | no | yes |
| 256-501 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2002-12-26 | yes | yes |
| 256-559 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2003-03-18 | yes | yes |
| 256-614 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 256-729 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 256-771 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 256-777 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL | – | no | yes |
| 256-795 | AT&T AT&T - LOCAL | 2020-03-06 | yes | yes |
| 256-800 | T-Mobile POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. | 2016-07-19 | yes | yes |
| 256-867 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL | 2002-05-07 | yes | yes |
| 256-871 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - AL | 2020-12-28 | yes | yes |
| 256-874 | T-Mobile POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 256-991 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 2023-01-24 | yes | yes |
| 256-998 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | – | 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 | 7 | 26.9% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | AT&T | 5 | 19.2% |
| POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. | T-Mobile | 3 | 11.5% |
| PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Windstream | 2 | 7.7% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL | Lumen | 2 | 7.7% |
| METROPCS, INC. | T-Mobile | 2 | 7.7% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL | Verizon | 2 | 7.7% |
| AT&T - LOCAL | AT&T | 1 | 3.8% |
| ONVOY, LLC - AL | Onvoy | 1 | 3.8% |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | Bandwidth | 1 | 3.8% |
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 ATHENS in area code 256?
26 blocks: 206, 216, 230, 232, 233, 262, 278, 321, 374, 431, 434, 444 and 14 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in ATHENS?
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (7 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (5 blocks), POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC. (3 blocks), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (2 blocks), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL (2 blocks), METROPCS, INC. (2 blocks). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is ATHENS 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.