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Area Code Overview
Area code 501 is a geographic telephone area code in Arkansas that went into service on January 1, 1947. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,026,238.
Overlay and Dialing Rules
- Area Code: 501
- State: Arkansas
- Type: General Purpose Code
- In Service Date: January 1, 1947
- Overlay Complex: 501
- Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.
Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 501
This area code is ranked 201st out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 2nd out of 4.
4,498,000
Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 501
Wireless
1,712,000 assigned
38.06%
Wireline and VoIP
2,344,000 assigned
52.11%
Other / Unclassified
442,000 assigned
9.83%
Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 501
Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,712,000
Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.
AT&T Wireless 880,000 (51.40%)
Verizon Wireless 446,000 (26.05%)
T-Mobile 384,000 (22.43%)
Optimum Mobile 2,000 (0.12%)
Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 501
Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 2,344,000
Bandwidth 284,000 (12.12%)
WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - AR 178,000 (7.59%)
Comcast Business 54,000 (2.30%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 41,000 (1.75%)
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - AR 35,000 (1.49%)
WINDSTREAM ARKANSAS, INC. 24,000 (1.02%)
Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 501
Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 442,000
AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 100,000 (22.62%)
BRIGHTSPEED OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, LLC 90,000 (20.36%)
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AR 59,000 (13.35%)
ARKANSAS TEL. CO., INC. 40,000 (9.05%)
IP HORIZON LLC 26,000 (5.88%)
E. RITTER COMMS DBA RITTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AR 24,000 (5.43%)
TCA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC DBA SUDDENLINK COMM - AR 24,000 (5.43%)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS TEL. COOP., INC. 20,000 (4.52%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 13,000 (2.94%)
ARKWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 10,000 (2.26%)
BRIGHTSPEED OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, LLC 10,000 (2.26%)
FRACTEL, LLC 8,000 (1.81%)
Cities and Towns in Area Code 501
Bald Knob, Arkansas Bauxite, Arkansas Beebe, Arkansas Benton, Arkansas Bigelow, Arkansas Bismarck, Arkansas Bradford, Arkansas Bryant, Arkansas Cabot, Arkansas Casa, Arkansas Center Ridge, Arkansas Cleveland, Arkansas Clinton, Arkansas Conway, Arkansas Coy, Arkansas Crystal Springs, Arkansas Damascus, Arkansas Donaldson, Arkansas England, Arkansas Enola, Arkansas Fairfield Bay, Arkansas Ferndale, Arkansas Greenbrier, Arkansas Greers Ferry, Arkansas Griffithville, Arkansas Heber Springs, Arkansas Hot Springs, Arkansas Jacksonville, Arkansas Jessieville, Arkansas Jones Mills, Arkansas Judsonia, Arkansas Kensett, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Lonoke, Arkansas Lonsdale, Arkansas Malvern, Arkansas Maumelle, Arkansas Mc Rae, Arkansas Morganton, Arkansas Morrilton, Arkansas Nimrod, Arkansas Palarm, Arkansas Pangburn, Arkansas Paron, Arkansas Perry, Arkansas Perryville, Arkansas Pinnacle, Arkansas Pleasant Plains, Arkansas Quitman, Arkansas Redfield, Arkansas Rose Bud, Arkansas Scotland, Arkansas Scott, Arkansas Searcy, Arkansas Shirley, Arkansas Spring Lake, Arkansas Vilonia, Arkansas Wrightsville, Arkansas Wye, 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 501, 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.
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