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title: "Area code 334: Alabama, United States"
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summary: "Area code 334 serves Alabama, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Alabama."
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# Area code 334: Alabama, United States

Area code 334 serves Alabama, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Alabama.

NANPA lists 778 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 334, held by 60 holders across 97 rate centers.
Verizon Wireless holds the most prefixes, 122 (16%). 63% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,683 complaints on file for 1,284 numbers in 334, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1995-01-15
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Assigned overlays: 483 (2026-02-23)
- Prefixes in use: 778
- Pooled prefixes: 488 (63%)
- Rate centers: 97
- Companies holding prefixes: 60
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-03 to 2026-08-07 (369 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 131

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MONTGOMERY | 167 | 21% |
| DOTHAN | 68 | 9% |
| PHENIXCITY | 31 | 4% |
| AUBURN | 29 | 4% |
| OPELIKA | 24 | 3% |
| SELMA | 24 | 3% |
| ENTERPRISE | 19 | 2% |
| ANDALUSIA | 17 | 2% |
| 89 other rate centers | 399 | 51% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Wireless | 122 | 16% |
| South Central Bell Tel | 108 | 14% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 74 | 10% |
| Brightspeed Of Alabama, LLC - Southern | 56 | 7% |
| Paetec Itel | 46 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 45 | 6% |
| 54 other carriers | 327 | 42% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 205, named as the parent of 334 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1995-01-15: Area code 334 went into service.
- 2001-06-18: Area code 251 went into service and names 334 as its parent.
- 2026-02-23: Area code 483 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 334.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 334, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 850 (about 106 miles), 448 (about 107 miles), 205 (about 116 miles), 659 (about 116 miles) and 251 (about 128 miles).

## ZIP codes

131 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Montgomery, AL (33 ZIP codes), Dothan, AL (5 ZIP codes) and Opelika, AL (4 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,683 complaints for 1,284 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 63
- 2024: 90
- 2025: 75

## Questions

### Where is area code 334?

NANPA assigns area code 334 to Alabama, United States.

### In which state does area code 334 sit?

Alabama. 334 is one of 7 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 334 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 334 are Montgomery, AL, Dothan, AL and Opelika, AL. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 334?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 334, Verizon Wireless holds the most prefixes, 122 prefixes or 16%.

### Which time zone does 334 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 334 as Central (C).

### What year did 334 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1995-01-15, so 334 has been in use since 1995.

### Does area code 334 have an overlay?

Yes. 483 (in service 2026-02-23) shares the same area with 334, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 334?

The area codes closest to 334, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 850 (about 106 miles), 448 (about 107 miles), 205 (about 116 miles), 659 (about 116 miles) and 251 (about 128 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 334 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 778 prefixes in service in 334, spread over 97 rate centers and 60 holders.

### Are there complaints about 334 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,683 complaints for 1,284 numbers in 334. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).