Zip Area Code

Area code 601

Area code 601 is a Mississippi area code, in service since 1947.

769 serves the same area as an overlay, so neighbors can have numbers in any of these codes.

Local calls are dialed with ten digits.

It is in the Central Time zone.

In service since
1947
Overlays
769
Local dialing
ten digits
Time zone
Central Time
ZIP codes
169

Map

Map of the 601 area codeThe shaded area shows where 601 numbers are rated, with the neighboring area codes outlined around it.228205318850251334870985337225662JacksonMeridianHattiesburgNatchezLaurelMccombBrookhavenPicayune
Approximate 601 coverage, drawn from U.S. Census ZIP code areas and NANPA rate centers. Dashed lines are state borders.

Main cities in area code 601

Overlays and neighboring area codes

Overlay, serving the same area: 769.

Neighboring area codes: 228, 205, 504, 318, 850, 251, 334, 870, 985, 337, 225, 662.

Counties in area code 601

Towns in area code 601

And 142 more towns: every town in Mississippi.