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Area code 334

Area code 334 serves Alabama, including Montgomery, Dothan and Phenix City (Central time). It has been in service since January 15, 1995 and shares its area with 483.

Numbers starting with 334 drew 1,519 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 510 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 334 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
AlabamaBirmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 15, 1995Created from 205
Overlay
Same area as 483
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
784 of 792held by 62 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2065NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 334 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 334. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

1,519

FCC complaints since November 2023

510

Different 334 numbers reported

1,799

FCC complaints naming a 334 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202313
December 20232
January 202410
February 20244
March 202411
April 202417
May 202412
June 20247
July 202410
August 202418
September 202420
October 202412
November 202412
December 202413
January 202510
February 202516
March 202521
April 20259
May 202516
June 202528
July 202574
August 202514
September 20255
October 20250
November 20255
December 20259
January 20265
February 202614
March 20266
April 202620
May 202612
June 20267
July 202622
August 202617
September 202615
October 202620

What people said 334 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,067 of 1,519 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other597
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)254
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends209
Medical and prescriptions194
Dropped call or no message63
Warranties and protection plans51

Places served by 334

NANPA lists 97 rate centers for 334. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Montgomery168
  • Dothan70
  • Phenix City31
  • Auburn29
  • Selma25
  • Opelika24
  • Enterprise19
  • Andalusia17
  • Troy17
  • Prattville16
  • Eufaula14
  • Tuskegee12
  • Daleville11
  • Linden10
  • Thomasville10
  • Wetumpka10
  • Greensboro9
  • Greenville9
  • Holtville9
  • Lafayette9
  • Marion9
  • Ozark9
  • Demopolis8
  • Uniontown8
Show all 97 rate centers

Clayton, Eclectic, Tallassee, Fort Deposit, Luverne, Midland City, Abbeville, Elba, Georgiana, Hartford, Notasulga, Alberta, Ariton, Banks, Brantley, Brundidge, Camden, Clio, Florala, Forest Home, Geneva, Hurtsboro, Maplesville, Newville, Oakland, Opp, Orrville, Pine Hill, Red Level, Roanoke, Samson, Slocomb, Thomaston, West Point, Ashford, Dozier, Gantt, Goshen, Headland, Kowaliga, Langdale, Louisville, Mckenzie, New Brockton, Vredenburgh, Wicksburg, Catherine, Columbia, Cottonwood, Echo, Gordon, Hayneville, Huguley, Kinston, Newton, Shawmut, Union Springs, Wing, Arlington, Dixons Mills, Fort Davis, Fredonia, Gordonsville, Lapine, Lowndesboro, Midway, Nanafalia, Perote, Pine Level, Ramer, Rock Mills, Sweet Water, Xxxxxxxxxx.

Phone companies holding 334 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 63% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 62 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - AL122
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba South Central Bell Tel108
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA76
Brightspeed of Alabama, LLC - Southern56
Paetec Itel, LLC46
Onvoy, LLC - AL45
Powertel Birmingham Licenses, Inc.39
Level 3 Communications, LLC - AL27

When today's 334 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200118
200233
200339
200410
20057
200619
200724
200812
200915
20105
201118
20125
20139
20142
20151
20162
201713
20185
20197
202024
202125
202210
202324
202418
202522
20268

Check a 334 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Alabama

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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