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Area code 659

Area code 659 serves Alabama, including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Bessemer (Central time). It has been in service since November 12, 2019 and shares its area with 205.

Numbers starting with 659 drew 602 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 225 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 659 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
AlabamaBirmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
November 12, 2019Created from 205
Overlay
Same area as 205
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
179 of 792held by 28 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2073NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 659 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 659. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

602

FCC complaints since November 2023

225

Different 659 numbers reported

754

FCC complaints naming a 659 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20236
December 20234
January 20247
February 20240
March 20243
April 20241
May 20242
June 20244
July 202414
August 202410
September 20247
October 202412
November 20243
December 20241
January 202513
February 20258
March 20256
April 20257
May 20257
June 20256
July 20259
August 20258
September 20255
October 20250
November 20253
December 20253
January 20266
February 20261
March 20266
April 202612
May 20266
June 20264
July 20265
August 20264
September 20267
October 202616

What people said 659 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 474 of 602 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)269
Other188
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends59
Dropped call or no message19
Medical and prescriptions16
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes5

Most reported 659 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 659

NANPA lists 64 rate centers for 659. 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.
  • Birmingham36
  • Tuscaloosa14
  • Bessemer11
  • Alabaster7
  • Springville6
  • Warrior5
  • Jasper4
  • Pinson4
  • Chelsea3
  • Clanton3
  • Dora3
  • Eutaw3
  • Gardendale3
  • Hamilton3
  • Montevallo3
  • Pell City3
  • Trussville3
  • Calera2
  • Carbon Hill2
  • Centreville2
  • Columbiana2
  • Cordova2
  • Fayette2
  • Graysville2
Show all 64 rate centers

Guin, Haleyville, Jemison, Leeds, Lincoln, Livingston (sumter), Parrish, Vernon, Vincent, West Blocton, York, Aliceville, Ashville, Berry, Brilliant, Carrollton, Detroit, Double Springs, Ethelsville, Flatwood, Gordo, Hackleburg, Kennedy, Lisman, Lynn, Millport, Nauvoo, Nectar, Needham, Oakman, Oneonta, Panola, Pennington, Phil Campbell, Reform, Sulligent, Surfside, Thorsby, Walnut Grove, Winfield.

Phone companies holding 659 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% 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 28 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Onvoy, LLC - AL69
Fractel, LLC21
Powertel Birmingham Licenses, Inc.15
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - AL11
Ton80 Communications, LLC9
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA7
Commio, LLC5
Level 3 Communications, LLC - AL5

When today's 659 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
201917
202036
202149
202215
202317
202421
20258
202610

Check a 659 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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