| Area Code | 256 |
| State | Alabama |
| Current Time in Area Code 256 | 256> CDT |
| Timezone | Central Daylight Time |
| Regional Market Area | Columbus-Auburn-LaGrange Area Metro Birmingham North Alabama Region |
| Metro Area(s) | Albertville, AL Alexander City, AL Anniston-Oxford, AL Cullman, AL Decatur, AL Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Fort Payne, AL Gadsden, AL Huntsville, AL Scottsboro, AL Talladega-Sylacauga, AL |
| Population (2020) | 1570740 |
| Adjacent Area Codes | 205,334,423,470,659,662,678,706,731,762,770,931,938,943 |
| Decatur |
| Florence |
| Gadsden |
| Huntsville |
| Madison |