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

CHILDERSBG prefixes in area code 256

NANPA records 4 assigned NXX blocks to rate center CHILDERSBG in area code 256, 0.5% 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 TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL (1), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (1), METROPCS, INC. (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2003-01-13 and the most recent 2003-01-13. 4 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 code 938 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

4 assigned blocks – 0.5% of 256
4 holders of record
4 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
256-346 AT&T TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL – yes yes
256-378 AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL – yes yes
256-510 T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. 2003-01-13 yes yes
256-598 Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC – 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
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL AT&T 1 25%
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL AT&T 1 25%
METROPCS, INC. T-Mobile 1 25%
PAETEC ITEL, LLC Windstream 1 25%

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 CHILDERSBG in area code 256?

4 blocks: 346, 378, 510, 598. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in CHILDERSBG?

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL (1 block), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (1 block), METROPCS, INC. (1 block), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is CHILDERSBG 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