Zip Area Code

Decatur, Alabama

Decatur, Alabama, in Morgan County, has ZIP codes 35601, 35602, 35603, 35609 and 35699 and area code 256, with 938 as an overlay.

ZIP codes
35601, 35602, 35603, 35609 …
Area codes
256, 938
State
Alabama
Time zone
Central Time
Coordinates
34.5911, -86.9878

ZIP codes in Decatur

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
35601DecaturMorgan County256, 938
35602*DecaturMorgan County256, 938
35603DecaturMorgan County256, 938
35609*DecaturMorgan County256, 938
35699*DecaturMorgan 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 Decatur

  • 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

Decatur is in the Central Time zone.

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