Area Code Overview

Area code 938 is a geographic telephone area code in Alabama that went into service on July 10, 2010. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,513,208.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 938
State: Alabama
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: July 10, 2010
Overlay Complex: 256/938
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 938

This area code is ranked 305th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 5th out of 6.

1,470,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 938

Total assigned 1,470,000

Wireless

885,000 assigned

60.20%

Wireline and VoIP

465,000 assigned

31.63%

Other / Unclassified

120,000 assigned

8.16%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 938

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 885,000

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

AT&T Wireless 762,000 (86.10%)

T-Mobile 72,000 (8.14%)

Verizon Wireless 51,000 (5.76%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 938

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 465,000

Onvoy 300,000 (64.52%)

Spectrum 55,000 (11.83%)

Bandwidth 30,000 (6.45%)

Commio 20,000 (4.30%)

Telnyx 14,000 (3.01%)

Airus 13,000 (2.80%)

CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 8,000 (1.72%)

NUSO 6,000 (1.29%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 6,000 (1.29%)

Lumen 4,000 (0.86%)

AT&T 2,000 (0.43%)

FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION - AL 2,000 (0.43%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 938

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 120,000

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - AL 34,000 (28.33%)

FRACTEL, LLC 21,000 (17.50%)

SHELCOMM 20,000 (16.67%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 20,000 (16.67%)

CORETEL ALABAMA, INC. - AL 11,000 (9.17%)

HD CARRIER LLC 7,000 (5.83%)

AHOI LLC 4,000 (3.33%)

CALLWORKS CORPORATION 1,000 (0.83%)

U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS 1,000 (0.83%)

WAVENATION, LLC 1,000 (0.83%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 938

Albertville, Alabama Alexander City, Alabama Anniston, Alabama Arab, Alabama Ardmore, Alabama Ashland, Alabama Athens, Alabama Attalla, Alabama Boaz, Alabama Bridgeport, Alabama Bryant, Alabama Camp Hill, Alabama Cedar Bluff, Alabama Centre, Alabama Cherokee, Alabama Childersburg, Alabama Chulafinnee, Alabama Collinsville, Alabama Courtland, Alabama Crossville, Alabama Cullman, Alabama Dadeville, Alabama Decatur, Alabama Delta, Alabama Elkmont, Alabama Falkville, Alabama Flat Rock, Alabama Florence, Alabama Fort Payne, Alabama Francisco, Alabama Fruithurst, Alabama Fyffe, Alabama Gadsden, Alabama Gaylesville, Alabama Geraldine, Alabama Goodwater, Alabama Grant, Alabama Grayson, Alabama Guntersville, Alabama Gurley, Alabama Hanceville, Alabama Hartselle, Alabama Hazel Green, Alabama Heflin, Alabama Henagar, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama Jacksonville, Alabama Killen, Alabama Lecta, Alabama Leesburg, Alabama Leighton, Alabama Lexington, Alabama Lineville, Alabama Madison, Alabama Massey, Alabama Mentone, Alabama Morgan City, Alabama Moulton, Alabama Munford, Alabama New Hope, Alabama New Market, Alabama Oden Ridge, Alabama Ohatchee, Alabama Piedmont, Alabama Pisgah, Alabama Rainsville, Alabama Ranburne, Alabama Red Bay, Alabama Rockford, Alabama Rogersville, Alabama Russellville, Alabama Sand Rock, Alabama Scottsboro, Alabama Section, Alabama Sheffield, Alabama Skyline, Alabama Stevenson, Alabama Sylacauga, Alabama Talladega, Alabama Town Creek, Alabama Union Grove, Alabama Valley Head, Alabama Veto, Alabama Wadley, Alabama Wedowee, Alabama Whorton, Alabama Woodland, Alabama

These geographic regions are also served by area code 256.

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 938, 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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