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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

HANCEVILLE prefixes in area code 256

NANPA records 6 assigned NXX blocks to rate center HANCEVILLE in area code 256, 0.8% of the 786 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. 5 holders hold those blocks, the largest being BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (2), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (1), ONVOY, LLC - AL (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2003-12-30 and the most recent 2021-03-17. 6 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 code 938 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

6 assigned blocks – 0.8% of 256
5 holders of record
6 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
256-287 AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL – yes yes
256-352 AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL – yes yes
256-636 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA 2003-12-30 yes yes
256-787 Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - AL 2016-02-17 yes yes
256-875 STRATUS NETWORKS 2021-03-17 yes yes
256-887 Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC – 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

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL AT&T 2 33.3%
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA AT&T 1 16.7%
ONVOY, LLC - AL Onvoy 1 16.7%
STRATUS NETWORKS – 1 16.7%
PAETEC ITEL, LLC Windstream 1 16.7%

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to HANCEVILLE in area code 256?

6 blocks: 287, 352, 636, 787, 875, 887. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in HANCEVILLE?

BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (2 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (1 block), ONVOY, LLC - AL (1 block), STRATUS NETWORKS (1 block), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is HANCEVILLE 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.

Other rate centers in 256

All 786 prefixes in 256