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Area code 601
Area code 601 is centred on Jackson, Mississippi. We hold 4,905 allocated blocks for it across 107 rate centres, split 37% mobile, 55% landline and 9% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 601
Area code 601 does not have Jackson to itself. 1 other code — 769 — serves the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
7692,379 blocks, 84 rate centres, mostly mobile
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 601 number and a 769 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Jackson by area code needs all 2 of them.
601 is not confined to Jackson itself: its blocks sit across 107 rate centres, named in the table below.
Mississippi is split across 4 area codes — 662, 601, 769, 228. By allocated blocks 601 is the second largest of them, holding 32% of the Mississippi total.
Where 601 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Poplarvl is shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 601 |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 934 | 19% |
| Meridian | 330 | 7% |
| Hattiesbg | 291 | 6% |
| Vicksburg | 201 | 4% |
| Laurel | 153 | 3% |
| Natchez | 133 | 3% |
| Brookhaven | 114 | 2% |
| Madison | 101 | 2% |
| Picayune | 97 | 2% |
| Mccomb | 88 | 2% |
| Lucedale | 85 | 2% |
| Columbia | 81 | 2% |
| Clinton | 78 | 2% |
| Wiggins | 74 | 2% |
| Phila | 72 | 1% |
| Forest | 71 | 1% |
| Canton | 69 | 1% |
| Carthage | 68 | 1% |
| Waynesboro | 67 | 1% |
| Collins | 64 | 1% |
| Poplarvl | 64 | 1% |
| Hazlehurst | 56 | 1% |
| Tylertown | 56 | 1% |
| Brandon | 47 | 1% |
83 further rate centres in 601 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 601 blocks
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel831 blocks
AT&T Wireless636 blocks
Onvoy531 blocks
Verizon Wireless391 blocks
Bandwidth322 blocks
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel (Bellsouth)238 blocks
The largest holder, Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel, has 17% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 601 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 601 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 601?
Area code 601 covers Jackson, Mississippi. It is not the only code there: 769 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Jackson, Mississippi number can start with any of them.
Is a 601 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 601 the split runs 37% mobile, 55% landline and 9% VoIP, so landline is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 601 numbers?
The largest holders are Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel, AT&T Wireless, Onvoy. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 601 numbers are there?
The code holds 4,905 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 601 covers on the order of 4,905,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.