Arkansas area codes: 327, 479, 501 and 870

All Arkansas area codes

Source: NANPA exhaust projections, rate-centre report and area code report, dated 11/01/2026. We are not an official NANPA site.

Where Arkansas area codes came from

For 50 years, 501 covered Arkansas on its own, until 870 opened in 1997.

1. 1947: 501 was one of the original 1947 area codes, covering Bald Knob, Bauxite and Beebe.
2. 1997: 870 was split off from 501, covering Allison, Almyra and Alpena.
3. 2002: 479 was split off from 501, covering Alma, Altus and Atkins.
4. 2024: 327 was added as an overlay on 870, covering the same area.

Making calls in Arkansas

Local calls in 501, 870 and 327 are dialled in 10-digit form, while a long-distance call takes 1 + the 10-digit number.

In 479, a local call is dialled with 7 digits, and a long-distance call with 1 + the 10-digit number.

Of the 378 area codes in service across the US, just 54 still allow 7-digit local calls.

Where each Arkansas area code applies

501: 61 rate centres covered

Bald Knob, Bauxite, Beebe, Wye, Wrightsville, Vilonia, Sylvan Hills Sherwood, Spring Lake, South Fourche, Shirley, Searcy, Scott, Scotland, Rose Bud, Redfield, Quitman, Pleasant Plains, Pinnacle, Perryville, Perry, Paron, Pangburn, Palarm, Nimrod, Morrilton, Morganton, Mcrae, Maumelle, Malvern, Lonsdale, Lonoke, Little Rock, Kensett, Judsonia, Jones Mills, Jessieville, Jacksonville, Hot Springs, Heber Springs, Griffithville, Greers Ferry, Greenbrier, Ferndale, Fairfield Bay, Enola, England, Donaldson, Damascus, Crystal Springs, Coy, Conway, Clinton, Cleveland, Center Ridge, Casa, Cabot, Bryant Collegeville, Bradford, Bismarck, Bigelow, Benton.

870 and 327 share one overlay area: 245 rate centres covered

Yellville, Wynne, Witts Springs, Winthrop, Wilson, Wilmot, Wilmar, Wickes, Whiteville, Wheatley, Western Grove, West Memphis, Weiner, Watson, Washington, Warren, Walnut Ridge, Waldo, Waldenburg, Viola, Village, Urbana, Umpire, Tyronza, Turrell, Tupelo, Tuckerman, Trumann, Trigg, Tracy Ferry, Timbo, Tillar, Texarkana, Taylor, Swifton, Sunnyland, Success, Stuttgart, Strong, Stephens, Star City, Stamps, Sparkman, South Myrtle, Smackover, Sheridan, Saratoga, Salem, Saint Joe, Saint Charles, Rudd, Rowell, Rosston, Roe, Rison, Rector, Pyatt, Prim, Prescott, Prattsville, Portland, Ponca, Pollard, Pocahontas, Pleasant Grove, Pine Bluff, Piggott, Payneway, Parkin, Paragould, Ozark Acres, Oxford, Osceola, Osage, Omaha, Okolona, Oil Trough, Oden, Oak Grove, Oak Acres, North Springhill, Norphlet, Norman, Norfork, Newport, Newark, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Mountain View, Mountain Home, Mount Pleasant, Mount Judea, Mount Ida, Mount Holly, Moro, Monticello, Monette, Mineral Springs, Midway (baxter), Melbourne, Mcneil, Mcgehee, Mccrory, Maynard, Marvell, Marshall, Marmaduke, Marked Tree, Marion, Marianna, Manila, Mammoth Spring, Mallard Point, Magnolia, Macedonia, Luxora, Lurton, Louann, Lockesburg, Lewisville, Leslie, Lepanto, Leonard, Leola, Lead Hill, Leachville, Lakeview, Lake Village, Lake City, Knobel, Kingsland, Keiser, Junction City, Jonesboro, Joiner, Jesup, Jasper, Imboden, Huttig, Humphrey, Hughes, Horseshoe Bend, Horatio, Hope, Holly Grove, Hickory Ridge, Hickory Plains, Hermitage, Henderson, Helena, Hazen, Hatfield, Harrison, Harrisburg, Hardy, Hampton, Hamburg, Gurdon, Grubbs, Green Forest, Grady, Gould, Glenwood, Gillham, Gillett, Gassville, Garden Point, Gamaliel, Fulton, Franklin, Fox, Fouke, Forrest City, Foreman, Fordyce, Flippin, Fisher, Fiftysix, Evening Shade, Eudora, Emerson, Elaine, El Dorado, Earle, Dyess, Dumas, Dodge City, Dierks, Diamond City, Des Arc, Dermott, Dell, Delight, Delaplaine, Deer, De Witt, De Valls Bluff, De Queen, Dalark, Daisy, Crossett, Crawfordsville, Cove, Cotton Plant, Corning, Concord, Compton, Clarendon, Chidester, Cherry Valley, Cherokee Village, Cave City, Cash, Carthage, Carryville, Carlisle, Caraway, Camden, Calion, Calico Rock, Bull Shoals, Brinkley, Bradley, Bodcaw, Blytheville, Blooming Grove, Blevins, Blackfish Lake, Black Rock, Biggers, Berryville, Bearden, Bay, Batesville, Banks, Augusta, Ashdown, Ash Flat, Arkansas City, Arkadelphia, Amity, Altheimer, Allison, Almyra, Alpena.

479: 74 rate centres covered

Winslow, West Fork, Waldron, Van Buren, Sulphur Springs, Subiaco, Strickler, Springdale, South West City, Siloam Springs, Scranton, Salus, Saint Paul, Russellville, 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, Altus, Atkins, Alma.

Will a new area code come to Arkansas?

No new code is due for years: NANPA forecasts 479 will be the first to run out, in 2037.

Area codes across the state line from Arkansas

• Memphis, TN-MS-AR: Mississippi 662 and 471, plus Tennessee 901.

Arkansas neighbors and their area codes

• In Louisiana: 504, 318, 225, 337, 985 and 457
• In Mississippi: 601, 228, 662, 769 and 471
• In Missouri: 314, 816, 417, 573, 660, 636, 557, 975 and 235
• In Oklahoma: 405, 918, 580, 539 and 572
• In Tennessee: 901, 615, 423, 931, 865, 731, 629 and 729
• Texas: 214, 512, 713, 915, 817, 806, 409, 903, 210, 972, 281, 254, 940, 830, 956, 832, 361, 469, 936, 979, 682, 430, 325, 432, 737, 346, 726, 945 and 621

Cities in Arkansas

area codes for Little Rock.

Questions about Arkansas area codes