MELVIN prefixes in area code 251
NANPA records 5 assigned NXX blocks to rate center MELVIN in area code 251, 0.9% of the 528 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 3 holders hold those blocks, the largest being BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (3), NUSO, LLC (1), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2012-03-13 and the most recent 2020-09-11. 5 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 217, 325, 447, 712 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251-260 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 2012-03-13 | yes | yes |
| 251-291 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 2020-05-12 | yes | yes |
| 251-292 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | 2018-09-27 | yes | yes |
| 251-335 | NUSO, LLC | 2020-09-11 | yes | yes |
| 251-771 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL | Bandwidth | 3 | 60% |
| NUSO, LLC | – | 1 | 20% |
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | AT&T | 1 | 20% |
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to MELVIN in area code 251?
5 blocks: 260, 291, 292, 335, 771. The table above gives the holder of each.
Which carriers have numbers in MELVIN?
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - AL (3 blocks), NUSO, LLC (1 block), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is MELVIN a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.