Zip Area Code

Athens, Alabama

Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County, has ZIP codes 35611, 35612, 35613 and 35614 and area code 256, with 938 as an overlay.

ZIP codes
35611, 35612, 35613, 35614
Area codes
256, 938
State
Alabama
Time zone
Central Time
Coordinates
34.8144, -86.9871

ZIP codes in Athens

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
35611AthensLimestone County256, 938
35612*AthensLimestone County256, 938
35613AthensLimestone County256, 938
35614AthensLimestone County256, 938

* No mapped delivery area: P.O. boxes or a single organization. Area codes are those of the nearest ZIP code area.

Area codes for Athens

  • Area code 256

    In service since March 23, 1998. Shares its area with 938. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

  • Area code 938

    In service since July 10, 2010. Shares its area with 256. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Athens is in the Central Time zone.

Towns near Athens