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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

CENTRE prefixes in area code 256

NANPA records 7 assigned NXX blocks to rate center CENTRE in area code 256, 0.9% 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. 4 holders hold those blocks, the largest being NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (2), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (2), PEOPLES TEL. CO., INC. (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2004-03-25 and the most recent 2015-05-15. 6 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots.

7 assigned blocks – 0.9% of 256
4 holders of record
6 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
256-266 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA 2004-03-25 yes yes
256-300 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL 2004-12-01 yes yes
256-407 FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION - AL 2015-05-15 yes yes
256-484 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA – yes yes
256-923 PEOPLES TEL. CO., INC. 2013-02-26 yes yes
256-927 PEOPLES TEL. CO., INC. – no yes
256-972 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL – 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

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA AT&T 2 28.6%
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL Verizon 2 28.6%
PEOPLES TEL. CO., INC. – 2 28.6%
FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION - AL – 1 14.3%

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to CENTRE in area code 256?

7 blocks: 266, 300, 407, 484, 923, 927, 972. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in CENTRE?

NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (2 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL (2 blocks), PEOPLES TEL. CO., INC. (2 blocks), FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION - 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 CENTRE 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.

Other rate centers in 256

All 786 prefixes in 256