Get a local Alabama phone number
You can get a new Alabama business phone number added to your existing device in just a few minutes with OpenPhone. OpenPhone plan pricing starts at $13 per user per month.
Alabama phone numbers
Not every Alabama business needs a local presence. However, there are plenty of good reasons to contact customers with a local Alabama phone number. Here are some reasons why:
Customers trust local businesses
Sweet home Alabama? Locals tend to think so. So when you’re using a local area code, customers can see you as a community member. That makes them more likely to reach out and support your business, not to mention pick up the phone when you call.
Need virtual numbers for different cities and states? OpenPhone lets you add as many as you like, including US, Canada, and toll-free numbers.
Distributed teams can use the same Alabama phone number
Remote teams can use the cloud-based virtual system via an app using the internet connection on a laptop or mobile device. That means that anywhere you travel or work, OpenPhone allows you to place and accept calls from your Alabama phone number.
Keep your conversations in one place
OpenPhone keeps incoming calls and text conversations in one place. You can share access with the rest of your team, so you’re able to answer every opportunity that comes calling.
Professional phone features
- External caller ID, to professionally let people know who’s returning their call.
- Phone menus, so customers can reach exactly who they need when they call a main line.
- Call recording for better training and more consistent customer service.
- Synced contacts so all your team members can find the right customer information.
- Auto-replies, so missed and after-hours calls get the attention they deserve.
- Batched, round-robin answering so that calls aren’t left unanswered.
Another way to help facilitate your business's success in this state is to use local numers.
With a local Alabama phone number, you can effectively get in front of the right people and establish a solid foothold in this state.
What Alabama area code numbers are available?
You can use OpenPhone to discover local phone numbers for your business across Alabama. Need more cities? You can also find phone numbers across the country and in Canada, including toll-free numbers. Access your new phone number from our mobile app or your desktop.
Here are the Alabama area codes available:
| Code | Area Served |
|---|---|
| 205 | The central west border of Alabama, from southern Franklin county to northern Choctaw county, including cities like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Northport, Jasper, Oneonta, Clanton, and Pell City. |
| 251 | Alabama’s southwest gulf coast includes cities like Mobile, Monroeville, Atmore, Gulf Shores, and Daphne. |
| 256 | This area code covers northern Alabama including Huntsville, Decatur, Florence, Muscle Shoals, Gadsden, Alexander City, Anniston, and Sylacauga. |
| 334 | This southeast quadrant of Alabama includes cities like” Montgomery, Auburn, Opelika, Dothan, Valley, and Selma. |
| 659 | An overlay for the 659 area code, this west and central area code covers the greater Birmingham area. |
| 938 | An overlay for the 256 area code, the northeast corner of the state covers the same area. |
Port an existingAlabama number.
Already have an Alabama phone number you want to use with OpenPhone? Submit your porting request through the OpenPhone app. You can also port any other US, Canadian, or North American toll-free number to your OpenPhone Account.
How to get a Alabama number
What businesses are Growing in Alabama?
The world’s largest peanut production town (Dothan) and its world-famous peanut festival may dominate your ideas of Alabama’s biggest businesses, but there are other important industries in this growing state. The state welcomed Toyota and Mazda to Huntsville with a new joint manufacturing plant that produced 4,000 new jobs for Alabamans.
They join existing firms in the Heart of Dixie, such as:
- • Manufacturing - Aside from Toyota and Mazda, GE recently expanded its manufacturing in Alabama. BlueOrigin and Leonardo, prominent aerospace companies, will also produce equipment in Alabama.
- • Agriculture - More than 20% of the state’s jobs come from its rich soil producing cotton, soybeans, poultry, eggs, catfish, and yes, peanuts.
- • Biosciences - Alabama boasts the second-largest science and technology park in the US, supporting titans like Southern Research, which develops pharmaceuticals, and HudsonAlpha, a leader in mapping the human genome.
- • Chemicals - The Gulf Coast supports 25 chemical companies like Dupont, Bayer, and 3M.
Joining their ranks is hard, but support is available to startups in Alabama looking to leave a legacy in these industries and others.
Incubators and accelerator programs to help small businesses scale and grow include:
- • Alabama Innovation and Mentoring of Entrepreneurs (Bama Technology Incubator) - This Tuscaloosa incubator is connected to the University of Alabama and is particularly interested in nurturing tech and intellectual property startups into industry leaders.
- • Innovation Depot - Supporting Birmingham and biology/life science startups in conjunction with the University of Birmingham, Innovation Depot supports more than 110 member companies and boasts an 88% 5-year post-incubator survival rate.
- • Innovation Portal - By Mobile’s famous port, you’ll find the Innovation Portal works to offer programs, space, and seed funding to southern Alabama’s startups leaders. Resources they provide include mentoring, programming, and networking events.
- • Bessemer Business Incubation System - This program offers work spaces and mentoring to startups in the light industrial, manufacturing, or information technology industries. There are workshops and help preparing business plans, loan paperwork, and industry research.
Why you should sign up for a Alabama number through OpenPhone
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Frequently asked questions about local numbers
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+Can I forward calls from my Alabama phone number elsewhere?
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+Just a piece of advice. I used my personal cell number as the company number and I still regret it a decade later (I get so many stupid calls). Don’t do what I did. I wish I had a service like this 10 years ago!”
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