659
Area code 659
Alabama, United States
National (659) 555-0123, E.164 +16595550123
How the 191 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 659 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 659 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).
At a glance
- Country code
- +1
- State
- AL
- Exchanges on record
- 191
- Carriers on record
- 27
- Mobile 33 (17%)
- Fixed line 19 (10%)
- VoIP 125 (65%)
- No line type on record 14 (7%)
- 191 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Onvoy 68, Fractel 21, T-Mobile 16.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in the United States.
| Country | United States numbering plan |
|---|---|
| Line type | Fixed line or mobile |
| Carrier the block was allocated to | No carrier on record for this prefix |
| E.164 | +16595550123 |
| International | +1 659-555-0123 |
| National | (659) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-659-555-0123 |
Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); National numbering plan: United States (ITU)
The example is 659-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 659 2xx to 659 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 33
- Fixed line 19
- VoIP 125
- No line type on record 14
- Not on record 609
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +16595550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 659-555-0123 |
| National | (659) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-659-555-0123 |
Any 659 number, in E.164
^\+1659[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (33 on record)
^\+1659(?:2(?:0[24-6]|1[0235]|28|3[19]|43|5[24]|6[2378]|7[39]|8[01]|96)|3(?:0[4579]|1[023])|65[69]|903)\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (19 on record)
^\+1659(?:2(?:0[139]|1[49]|23|3[58]|40|5[1356]|75)|3(?:0[68]|14)|734|993)\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (125 on record)
^\+1659(?:2(?:0[078]|1[6-8]|2[0-24-79]|3[02-467]|4[124-9]|5[07-9]|6[014-69]|7[0-246-8]|8[2-9]|9[0-57-9])|3(?:0[0-3]|1[5-8]|3[36]|4[568]|56|74|99)|4(?:00|44|65|99)|5(?:00|[256]9|87|9[569])|6(?:00|5[58]|6[67]|7[4-68]|99)|7(?:24|32|[468]6|58|77|99)|8(?:00|3[27]|42|67|88|9[59])|9(?:0[0-2]|10|46|77|88|9[79]))\d{4}$The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.
Carriers and their exchanges
Every carrier holding exchanges in 659, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onvoy | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 200, 207, 216–218, 220–222, 224, 226–227, 229–230, 236–237, 244, 246–247, 257, 264, 266, 270–272, 274, 276–278, 284–286, 290–295, 297–299, 300–301, 303, 315–318, 399, 400, 444, 499, 500, 569, 596, 599, 600, 658, 666–667, 699, 777, 799, 800, 900–902, 910, 999 |
| Fractel | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 234, 333, 336, 345–346, 348, 356, 465, 529, 655, 724, 732, 758, 766, 786, 842, 888, 899, 946, 977, 988 |
| T-Mobile | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 204, 206, 210, 213, 231, 243, 254, 262–263, 279–280, 296, 304–305, 307, 313 |
| Bandwidth.com | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 233, 248–250, 258–261, 265, 287, 302 |
| AT&T | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 203, 228, 235, 268, 273, 281, 309–310, 312 |
| Ton80 Communications | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 282–283, 674–676, 678, 746, 832, 837 |
| COMMIO LLC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 242, 245, 288–289, 867 |
| Lumen | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 209, 255, 275, 993, 997 |
| Airus Inc | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 201, 238, 240, 251 |
| Emergency Networks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 252, 656, 659, 903 |
| Verizon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 205, 212, 239, 267 |
| Five9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 306, 308 |
| HD Carrier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 559, 595 |
| Hargray | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 214, 223 |
| IP Horizon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 241, 374 |
| Paetec Itel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 253, 734 |
| Access2Go | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 225 |
| Brightlink Communications | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 208 |
| CSC Wireless LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| Callworks Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 269 |
| Dish Wireless | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| Exiant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 587 |
| Nuso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 256 |
| Twilio International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 895 |
| Vonage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 232 |
| Wavenation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 314 |
| Whitesky Communications | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 219 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 659?
- Area code 659 is in Alabama, in the United States: all 191 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 659, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 659 number mobile or landline?
- Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 191 exchanges on record in 659, 33 (17%) were allocated as mobile, 19 (10%) as fixed line, 125 (65%) as VoIP and 14 (7%) have no line type on record. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
- Which carriers have numbers in area code 659?
- 27 carriers hold exchanges in 659 on record; the most: Onvoy (68), Fractel (21) and T-Mobile (16). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
- How do I validate a 659 phone number?
- In E.164 a 659 number matches ^\+1659[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (659) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.