BENTON prefixes in area code 501
NANPA records 29 assigned NXX blocks to rate center BENTON in area code 501, 4.6% of the 631 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 SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AR (4), T-MOBILE USA, INC. (4). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-05-08 and the most recent 2026-10-21. 26 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 270, 316, 318, 423 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501-249 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-303 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-315 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-316 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-317 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-326 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AR | 2002-04-08 | yes | yes |
| 501-381 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AR | 2019-09-18 | yes | yes |
| 501-403 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2020-03-31 | yes | yes |
| 501-408 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AR | 2012-04-17 | yes | yes |
| 501-409 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2020-03-31 | yes | yes |
| 501-430 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AR | 2020-06-24 | yes | yes |
| 501-443 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2016-08-18 | yes | yes |
| 501-507 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2014-03-19 | yes | yes |
| 501-522 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - AR | 2021-07-15 | yes | yes |
| 501-543 | American Messaging AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 501-559 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AR | 2023-12-20 | yes | yes |
| 501-574 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AR | 2001-05-08 | yes | yes |
| 501-575 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AR | 2015-10-06 | yes | yes |
| 501-582 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - AR | 2025-11-04 | yes | yes |
| 501-616 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - AR | 2026-10-21 | yes | no |
| 501-672 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-722 | Windstream WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - AR | – | yes | yes |
| 501-776 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | no | yes |
| 501-778 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | no | yes |
| 501-794 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-840 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-860 | AT&T SOUTHWESTERN BELL | – | yes | yes |
| 501-909 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 501-946 | FRACTEL, LLC | 2022-05-12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWESTERN BELL | AT&T | 9 | 31% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AR | Verizon | 4 | 13.8% |
| T-MOBILE USA, INC. | T-Mobile | 4 | 13.8% |
| ONVOY, LLC - AR | Onvoy | 3 | 10.3% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | AT&T | 2 | 6.9% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AR | Lumen | 2 | 6.9% |
| AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC | American Messaging | 1 | 3.4% |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AR | Bandwidth | 1 | 3.4% |
| WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - AR | Windstream | 1 | 3.4% |
| METROPCS, INC. | T-Mobile | 1 | 3.4% |
| FRACTEL, LLC | – | 1 | 3.4% |
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 BENTON in area code 501?
29 blocks: 249, 303, 315, 316, 317, 326, 381, 403, 408, 409, 430, 443 and 17 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in BENTON?
SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AR (4 blocks), T-MOBILE USA, INC. (4 blocks), ONVOY, LLC - AR (3 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (2 blocks), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AR (2 blocks). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is BENTON 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.