<page_title> List of Alabama area codes </page_title> <section_title> Current </section_title> <table> <cell> 256/938 <col_header> Area code </col_header> </cell> <cell> March 23, 1998 July 10, 2010 <col_header> Established </col_header> </cell> <cell> Northern and east central portions of the state including Huntsville-Decatur, Florence-Muscle Shoals, Gadsden, Anniston, Alexander City, and Sylacauga Area code 938 is an overlay of 256. <col_header> Region </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 256 area code for north Alabama was added in 1998, with an overlay of 938 added in 2010.