334 area code users required to begin 10-digit dialing on Jan. 23

334 area code users will be required to begin 10-digit dialing in the coming weeks.

"This action follows a permissive 10-digit dialing period, which allowed customers to become adjusted to dialing 10 digits when making calls," said a statement from the Alabama Public Service Commission. 

"Scheduled implementation of the new 483 area code overlay is slated for Feb. 23, 2026, and ensures customers will have enough supply of new telephone numbers to serve the area. Numbering resources for the 334 area code are scheduled to exhaust by the third quarter of 2026." 

The statement goes on to say that new customers or customers requesting an additional phone line may be assigned the 483 area code pending its activation. 

"The implementation will not affect existing service for customers within the 334 area code region," it said. 

No changes were made to three-digit numbers such as 911. 

The 334 area code serves Selma, Montgomery, Prattville, Pike Road, Tuskegee, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Eufaula, Dothan, Enterprise, Troy, Greenville and a portion of central and southeast Alabama.