Arkansas Area Codes

The state of Arkansas is located in southern region of America. It is one of the Western South Central states of United States of America. Standard Time Zone followed by the state is Central Time Zone. The State of Arkansas is served by total three area codes:

•     Area Code 479 (created in 2002)
•     Area Code 501 (created in 1947)
•     Area Code 870 (created in 1997)

Major companies providing telephone services in Arkansas are:

•     ACS OF FAIRBANKS, INC.
•     ARIZONA TELEPHONE CO.
•     BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL
•     CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - CA
•     LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CA
•     NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC
•     NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
•     PAC - WEST TELECOMM, INC.
•     PACIFIC BELL
•     POWERTEL BIRMINGHAM LICENSES, INC.
•     QWEST CORPORATION
•     SOUTHWESTERN BELL
•     SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
•     TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP - SAN FRANCISCO
•     U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. - CA
•     VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.-CA (GTE)

The code 479 was created in 2002 for serving the State of Arkansas which is the West South Central State of United States. The code was created as a result in split of area code 501 and it is now providing telephone services to Fort Smith and Fayetteville.

Area Code 501 is one of the original area codes which were created in 1947. The code 501 was assigned for serving the entire State of Arkansas. The State of Arkansas is one of the states which compose the West South Central division of United States of America. The code is serving the Little Rock area and central Arkansas

Area code 870 was created in 2002 for serving the eastern, southern and some of the northern areas of the State of Arkansas. The code is providing telephone services to the eastern and southern regions of the state, particularly Pine Bluff, Jonesboro, Texarkana, and the Memphis suburbs.