479 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Fayetteville, Arkansas, area code 479 works as a US telephone area code, in service since 2002.
- Location
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Service since
- 2002
- Local time zone
- Central time zone
- Overlay
- None: it is the only code for its area
- Calls within the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- The rate centres
- 74
- Expected exhaust
- 2037
- Calling prefix for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source: the area code report and rate-centre report among NANPA public reports, file of 11/01/2026; for the exhaust year, see 2026-1 (April 2026) of the NANPA projections. We are not an official NANPA site.
Getting a 479 number
There are two ways to get a 479 number. With its plan, a provider assigns a new number, picked at sign-up from its stock of numbers in the code. A seller lists numbers in its inventory for a one-time price, often with a pattern. You then transfer the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers that list local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 479 area code
For 479, NANPA lists 74 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each of these local calling areas:
Along with 14 more, the places are Rogers, Ratcliff, Prairie Grove, Plainview, Pea Ridge, Paris, Ozark, Ola, Natural Dam, Mulberry, Mountainburg, Morrow, Midland, Mena, Maysville, Mansfield, Magazine, London, Lincoln, Lavaca, Lamar, Lake Hinkle, Kingston, Huntsville, Hindsville, Hector, Havana, Hartman, Hackett, Greenwood, Gravette, Gentry, Gateway, Garfield, Forum, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Farmington, Eureka Springs, Elm Springs, Elkins, Drakes Creek, Dover, Decatur, Dardanelle, Danville, Clarksville, Charleston, Centerville, Centerton, Booneville, Boles, Bluffton, Blue Mountain, Bentonville, Belleville, Aurora, Atkins, Altus and Alma.
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479 area code questions
What area does area code 479 cover?
479 serves Fayetteville, Arkansas, within the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO area.
Which country code does a 479 number use?
+1. Because 479 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 479 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 479 area code?
The 479 area stays on Central time.
Who calls using a 479 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses use numbers in this code, and so do callers who fake a local one. What a 479 number shows on your screen is where the number was assigned, not the caller.