251 area code

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251 phone number

With just a few clicks, you can sign up for a phone number and start building your presence in any area code you like, from coast to coast. A local number helps you establish that your business is part of the community. Plus, most people are more receptive to calls from their local area code.

From population to big cities, adjacent area codes, and nearby counties, let’s look at some of the most important details on area code 251:

Important facts

The heart of area code 251 and its largest city is Mobile, Alabama. With a population of 187,041 people, many callers in this area code hail from the greater Mobile County area. But that’s not all there is to area code 251. The area code covers outlying regions as well. It includes portions of Mobile County, Baldwin County, Bay Minette, Jackson, Brewton, Citronelle, and part of southwestern Alabama.

Area code 251 touches 9 different counties, including Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe, Clarke, Washington, Conecuh, Choctaw counties.

You can find other major cities in nearby area codes like 205 (Birmingham, AL), 228 (Gulfport, MS), 334 (Montgomery, AL), 601/769 (Jackson, MS), and 850 (Tallahassee, FL).

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The biggest business trends in area code 251

What kinds of businesses thrive in area code 251? Are customers moving in — or heading to more prosperous locales? For lots of new businesses, knowing what the area’s largest industries and employers are can help determine what kinds of resources are available to help them grow, just as these businesses did. Check out the following key facts and trends within area code 251:

This area is located in Central Standard Time. Its major city, Mobile, is located in Mobile, AL, and its population fell -0.19% from 2019 to 2020. The county’s unemployment rate is 7.9%. Mobile households rake in roughly $64,028 per year.

Mobile’ new business applications spiked 71.00% from 2019 to 2020, and the startup survival rate for the state is 77.20%.

Startups here join a business environment dominated by these three industries:

  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

They find themselves among the top ten employers in Mobile: Mobile County Public School System, University of South Alabama, Austal, Walmart, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, University of South Alabama, City of Mobile, Al, Altapointe Health Systems, Pilot Catastrophe Service, Mcdonald’s.

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