Area Code 256

256 area code is being used for dialing/telecommunication purposes in Alabama and New Jersey, covering 10 major cities and 9 counties, according to (NANP) North American Numbering Plan for 3-digit Numbering Plan Area (NPA) code. All the areas using NPA code 256 is part of CST (Central Standard Time) timezone.

256 Area Code Covers 10 Cities

Check this below table to know 10 major cities (having more than 20,000 population) in Alabama and New Jersey using numbering plan area code 256 for dialing/telecommunication purposes.

City	ZIP Codes	Population
Albertville, AL	2	22,433
Anniston, AL	7	21,502
Athens, AL	4	26,179
Decatur, AL	5	57,525
Florence, AL	5	40,781
Gadsden, AL	7	33,881
Huntsville, AL	23	215,025
Madison, AL	3	56,967
Oxford, AL	1	22,019

9 Counties Using 256 as Area Code

256 area code is being used in 9 counties of Alabama and New Jersey for dialing/telecommunication purposes.

• Calhoun County, AL
• Etowah County, AL
• Lauderdale County, AL
• Limestone County, AL
• Madison County, AL
• Marshall County, AL
• Morgan County, AL
• Talladega County, AL
• Gloucester County, NJ

43 More NPA Codes Related to Area Code 256

1 or more of these 43 NPA codes are being used in the same or adjacent states of Alabama and New Jersey in the United States.

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• 423 Area Code
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• 629 Area Code
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• 762 Area Code
• 769 Area Code
• 770 Area Code
• 772 Area Code
• 786 Area Code
• 813 Area Code
• 850 Area Code
• 863 Area Code
• 865 Area Code
• 901 Area Code
• 904 Area Code
• 912 Area Code
• 931 Area Code
• 938 Area Code
• 941 Area Code
• 954 Area Code

2 States Use Area Code 256

• Alabama