Alabama
Area code 256 reported phone numbers
Area code 256 is assigned to Alabama, with 786 prefixes in use held by 55 carriers and rate centers such as Huntsville, Decatur, Anniston, Gadsden, Cullman, Florence. Consumers have filed 1,555 complaints about 1,470 numbers in this area code, and 23 of those numbers have enough reports to get their own page.
1,470Reported numbers
1,555Complaints
913Complaints, last 30 days
Oct 21, 2026Last complaint
Most reported 256 numbers in the last 30 days
| Phone number | Last 30 days | Most reported topic |
|---|---|---|
| (256) 375-7250 | 8 | Home improvement & cleaning |
| (256) 278-2529 | 6 | Dropped call or no message |
| (256) 796-0235 | 5 | Other |
| (256) 769-8141 | 3 | Debt reduction |
| (256) 867-2094 | 3 | Dropped call or no message |
| (256) 900-7381 | 3 | Other |
| (256) 228-2793 | 2 | Other |
| (256) 312-8765 | 2 | Impostor calls |
| (256) 401-4467 | 2 | Other |
| (256) 680-3689 | 2 | Other |
| (256) 797-2643 | 2 | Other |
| (256) 815-4531 | 2 | Impostor calls |
| (256) 999-5480 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| (256) 999-7185 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| (256) 999-7971 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
Scammers often fake caller IDs with local area codes (“neighbor spoofing”) so their calls look familiar. A local number on this list may be spoofed rather than owned by the caller.
All 256 numbers with repeated complaints
| Phone number | Complaints | Topic | Last reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| (256) 867-2094 | 3 | Dropped call or no message | Oct 20, 2026 |
| (256) 900-7381 | 3 | Other | Oct 19, 2026 |
| (256) 796-0235 | 5 | Other | Oct 19, 2026 |
| (256) 278-2529 | 6 | Dropped call or no message | Oct 9, 2026 |
| (256) 969-9796 | 3 | Not specified | Oct 5, 2026 |
| (256) 375-7250 | 9 | Home improvement & cleaning | Oct 1, 2026 |
| (256) 769-8141 | 3 | Debt reduction | Sep 25, 2026 |
| (256) 264-1527 | 2 | Other | Sep 22, 2026 |
| (256) 863-3005 | 2 | Other | Sep 16, 2026 |
| (256) 530-0590 | 2 | Other | Sep 16, 2026 |
| (256) 261-2142 | 2 | Other | Sep 16, 2026 |
| (256) 662-6318 | 2 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 258-9172 | 2 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 979-3010 | 2 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 798-3758 | 4 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 305-4393 | 2 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 524-0577 | 2 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 744-7380 | 2 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 687-1203 | 2 | Other | Sep 15, 2026 |
| (256) 804-7998 | 2 | Other | Sep 11, 2026 |
| (256) 913-5305 | 2 | Other | Sep 11, 2026 |
| (256) 886-0005 | 3 | Other | Sep 11, 2026 |
| (256) 935-8844 | 2 | Other | Sep 11, 2026 |