As of Friday, you’ll need to dial 334 to get even local calls to go through, because in the next month, Alabama will get a ...

Starting Jan. 23, 334 callers must use 10-digit dialing as Alabama readies new 483 area code overlay; existing numbers and 3-digit codes stay the same.

Customers in Alabama’s 334 area code region will be required to begin 10-digit dialing Jan. 23, 2026.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) —The Alabama Public Service Commission has approved the new 483 area code overlay for residents in the state. The approval that happened on March 6, 2024, granted the new 483 ...

Starting on February 23, 2026, customers in the 334 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the new 483 area ...

If your phone number starts with 334, starting this month you'll need to add the area code to all local calls.

Customers in the 334 area code will be required to begin 10-digit dialing on Jan. 23 as part of an area code overlay approved by the Alabama Public Service Commission in March 2024. The change effects ...

Running out of numbers, Alabama's 334 area code will get a new 483 overlay, bringing mandatory 10-digit dialing Jan. 23 and new 483 numbers starting Feb. 23.

The changes being implemented will not affect three-digit numbers such as 911.

MONTGOMERY — Customers in the 334-area code region will be required to begin 10-digit dialing Jan. 23, 2026. This action follows the permissive 10-digit dialing period, which allowed customers to ...