Bessemer, AL — rate center
- State
- Alabama
- Active prefixes
- 41
- Carriers
- 16
- Pooled prefixes
- 34
- LATA
- 476
- Metro area
- Birmingham, AL MSA
Bessemer is a telephone rate center in Alabama served by area codes 205, 659. A rate center is the locality the phone industry uses to anchor numbers for billing; every prefix listed below is registered here.
41 central-office prefixes are currently anchored to this rate center, held by 16 different carriers. Pooling applies to 34 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
The rate center belongs to the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Routing-wise it sits in LATA 476.
Because 205, 659 all serve this territory, two Bessemer numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Treat this data as geography of the number, not of the caller: porting, VoIP and caller-ID spoofing all detach the two. When a call matters, hang up and call back through an official number.
Prefixes anchored to Bessemer
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 205-230 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 205-260 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 205-267 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL | Yes |
| 205-277 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 205-350 | VONAGE AMERICA LLC | Yes |
| 205-417 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 205-424 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 205-425 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 205-426 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 205-428 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 205-432 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 205-434 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL | Yes |
| 205-436 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | Yes |
| 205-461 | LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF ALABAMA, LLC - AL | Yes |
| 205-475 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 205-477 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 205-481 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 205-491 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 205-497 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | Yes |
| 205-519 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 205-565 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 205-584 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 205-720 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | Yes |
| 205-756 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 205-760 | AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC | Yes |
| 205-774 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | Yes |
| 205-800 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 205-830 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 205-881 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | Yes |
| 205-920 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 205-997 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
FAQ
What area code is Bessemer, AL?
Bessemer is served by 2 area codes — 205, 659 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Bessemer have?
41 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 16 carriers.
Is a call from a Bessemer prefix really from Bessemer?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.