Area Code Overview

Area code 479 is a geographic telephone area code in Arkansas that went into service on January 19, 2002. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 977,357.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 479
State: Arkansas
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: January 19, 2002
Overlay Complex: 479
Local Dialing Plan: This area does not require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 479

This area code is ranked 207th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 3rd out of 4.

4,355,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 479

Total assigned 4,355,000

Wireless

1,840,000 assigned

42.25%

Wireline and VoIP

1,841,000 assigned

42.27%

Other / Unclassified

674,000 assigned

15.48%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 479

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,840,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

AT&T Wireless 1,251,000 (67.99%)

T-Mobile 303,000 (16.47%)

Verizon Wireless 282,000 (15.33%)

Optimum Mobile 4,000 (0.22%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 479

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 1,841,000

AT&T 501,000 (27.21%)

Onvoy 472,000 (25.64%)

Bandwidth 180,000 (9.78%)

Lumen 157,000 (8.53%)

Comcast Business 139,000 (7.55%)

PRAIRIE GROVE TELEPHONE COMPANY 60,000 (3.26%)

Spectrum 54,000 (2.93%)

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - AR 53,000 (2.88%)

Commio 47,000 (2.55%)

Telnyx 42,000 (2.28%)

VANTAGE TELECOM, LLC DBA NEWROADS TELECOM - AR 39,000 (2.12%)

WINDSTREAM ARKANSAS, INC. 33,000 (1.79%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 479

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 674,000

BRIGHTSPEED OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, LLC 310,000 (45.99%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AR 157,000 (23.29%)

ARKWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 60,000 (8.90%)

MADISON COUNTY TEL. CO., INC. 50,000 (7.42%)

TCA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC DBA SUDDENLINK COMM - AR 16,000 (2.37%)

E. RITTER COMMS DBA RITTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AR 15,000 (2.23%)

AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 10,000 (1.48%)

DECATUR TEL. CO. 10,000 (1.48%)

LAVACA TEL CO 10,000 (1.48%)

MAGAZINE TEL. CO. 10,000 (1.48%)

SPOK, INC. 10,000 (1.48%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 10,000 (1.48%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 479

Alma, Arkansas Altus, Arkansas Atkins, Arkansas Aurora, Arkansas Belleville, Arkansas Bentonville, Arkansas Bluffton, Arkansas Boles, Arkansas Booneville, Arkansas Centerton, Arkansas Centerville, Arkansas Charleston, Arkansas Clarksville, Arkansas Danville, Arkansas Dardanelle, Arkansas Decatur, Arkansas Dover, Arkansas Drakes Creek, Arkansas Elkins, Arkansas Elm Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs, Arkansas Farmington, Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Fort Smith, Arkansas Forum, Arkansas Garfield, Arkansas Gateway, Arkansas Gentry, Arkansas Gravette, Arkansas Greenwood, Arkansas Hackett, Arkansas Hartman, Arkansas Havana, Arkansas Hector, Arkansas Hindsville, Arkansas Huntsville, Arkansas Kingston, Arkansas Lamar, Arkansas Lavaca, Arkansas Lincoln, Arkansas London, Arkansas Magazine, Arkansas Mansfield, Arkansas Maysville, Arkansas Mena, Arkansas Midland, Arkansas Morrow, Arkansas Mountainburg, Arkansas Mulberry, Arkansas Natural Dam, Arkansas Ola, Arkansas Ozark, Arkansas Paris, Arkansas Pea Ridge, Arkansas Plainview, Arkansas Prairie Grove, Arkansas Ratcliff, Arkansas Rogers, Arkansas Russellville, Arkansas Saint Paul, Arkansas Salus, Arkansas Scranton, Arkansas Siloam Springs, Arkansas Springdale, Arkansas Strickler, Arkansas Subiaco, Arkansas Sulphur Spring, Arkansas Van Buren, Arkansas Waldron, Arkansas West Fork, Arkansas Winslow, Arkansas

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 479, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm