🇺🇸 205 area code
Area code 205 covers Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Bessemer and Jasper and the surrounding area in Alabama. It shares that territory with 659, so the same neighbourhood can have numbers in any of them. Enter a 205 number below for a free check before you call back.
- Location: Birmingham, Alabama
- Time zone: Central (UTC−6)
- In service since 1947
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Area code 205 at a glance
- Area code
- 205
- Location
- Alabama, United States
- Main cities
- Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Bessemer, Jasper, Northport, Pell City
- Time zone
- Central (UTC−6)
- Local time now
- —
- In service since
- 1947
- Overlay codes
- 659
- Codes split from it
- 256, 334, 659
- Local calls
- Dial 10 digits
- Number format
- (205) 555-0123
- From abroad
- +1 205 555 0123
Cities in area code 205
- Birmingham
- Tuscaloosa
- Bessemer
- Jasper
- Northport
- Pell City
- Clanton
- Gardendale
- Irondale
- Oneonta
Is a 205 call a scam?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. Mobile numbers keep their area code when people move, and internet (VoIP) numbers can be picked in any area code — so a 205 number can be calling from anywhere.
Robocallers exploit that with "neighbor spoofing": showing a 205 number to people in Alabama because a local-looking call is more likely to be answered. If a 205 call claims to be your bank, the IRS or a delivery company, hang up and call the official number yourself.
About area code 205
205 is one of the original North American area codes, created in 1947 when AT&T and the Bell System first divided the continent into numbering plan areas.
It is part of the 205/659 overlay: the codes cover the same area, and a new line there can be given a number in any of them. Two neighbours — or two phones in one household — can have different area codes. That is also why local calls need the full ten digits.
As the region grew, 256, 334 and 659 were carved out of or added to 205.
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Area code 205 questions
Sources: NANPA NPA database (11/04/2026) and Google libphonenumber. Area codes show where a number was assigned, not where its owner is today.
Where is area code 205?
Area code 205 is in Alabama, United States. It covers Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Bessemer, Jasper, Northport and Pell City.
What time zone is area code 205?
205 is in the Central (UTC−6) time zone, and observes daylight saving time.
What area codes overlay 205?
659 serves the same area as 205. Numbers in all of them are local to one another.
When did area code 205 start?
205 entered service in 1947.
How do I find out who called me from 205?
Enter the full number in the lookup at the top of this page. The free check confirms whether the number is valid and shows its carrier, line type and region; a full report adds owner and public-web records where they are available.
Why am I getting calls from area code 205?
If you live in or near Alabama, they may be genuinely local — or robocalls spoofing a local-looking number. Unknown 205 callers who will not leave a message are best looked up before you call back.
Got a call from 205?
Run the free check first — validity, carrier, line type and region — and unlock the full report only if you need it.