Area code 501

Area code 501 is a telephone area code in Arkansas. It originally covered all of the state of Arkansas. It is one of the original 86 North American Numbering Plan areas assigned in 1947. It has since been reduced to cover central Arkansas, including the capital, Little Rock. The coverage area includes most communities in Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and White counties.

Due to Arkansas' relatively low population density, 501 remained the sole area code for the state until 1995, when Area code 870 was created to serve north-central, northeast, eastern and southern Arkansas. In 2002, the northwestern part of the state was split off as area code 479. Major cities in area code 501 include:

• Benton
• Bryant
• Cabot
• Conway
• Hot Springs
• Jacksonville
• Little Rock
• Malvern
• Morrilton
• North Little Rock
• Searcy
• Sherwood

See also

• "Area Code Maps". NANPA.

• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 501 Area Code

Arkansas area codes: 479, 501, 870/327

	North: 870
West: 479	area code 501	East: 870
	South: 870