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

TOWN CREEK prefixes in area code 256

NANPA records 4 assigned NXX blocks to rate center TOWN CREEK in area code 256, 0.5% 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. 4 holders hold those blocks, the largest being PAETEC ITEL, LLC (1), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL (1), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2004-10-28 and the most recent 2021-01-13. 4 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.

4 assigned blocks – 0.5% of 256
4 holders of record
4 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
256-573 Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC – yes yes
256-602 Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL 2004-10-28 yes yes
256-685 AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL – yes yes
256-967 Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - AL 2021-01-13 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
PAETEC ITEL, LLC Windstream 1 25%
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL Lumen 1 25%
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL AT&T 1 25%
ONVOY, LLC - AL Onvoy 1 25%

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to TOWN CREEK in area code 256?

4 blocks: 573, 602, 685, 967. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in TOWN CREEK?

PAETEC ITEL, LLC (1 block), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - AL (1 block), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (1 block), ONVOY, LLC - AL (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is TOWN CREEK 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