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Area code 901
Area code 901 covers Memphis, Tennessee. We hold 4,488 allocated blocks for it across 14 rate centres, split 44% mobile, 43% landline and 12% VoIP.
How far area code 901 reaches
Area code 901 covers 14 rate centres, so two 901 numbers are not always a local call to each other.
A rate centre is a billing boundary rather than a postal one, which is why an area code can span several and a single city can contain many. It is also why the code alone cannot place a subscriber beyond a rough region.
Tennessee is split across 7 area codes — 423, 615, 901, 865, 931, 731 and others. By allocated blocks 901 is the third largest of them, holding 16% of the Tennessee total.
Where 901 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Colliervl 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 901 |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 3,437 | 77% |
| Colliervl | 276 | 6% |
| Arlington | 229 | 5% |
| Somerville | 124 | 3% |
| Covington | 102 | 2% |
| Lagrange | 85 | 2% |
| Moscow | 80 | 2% |
| Westwhitev | 58 | 1% |
| Millington | 43 | 1% |
| Mason | 11 | 0% |
| Munford | 6 | 0% |
| Rosemark | 4 | 0% |
| Drummonds | 1 | 0% |
| Shelby For | 1 | 0% |
Carriers holding the most 901 blocks
AT&T Wireless669 blocks
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel475 blocks
Onvoy444 blocks
Powertel Memphis Licenses, Inc.380 blocks
Bandwidth345 blocks
Verizon Wireless327 blocks
The largest holder, AT&T Wireless, has 15% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 901 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 901 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 901?
Area code 901 covers Memphis, Tennessee, spanning 14 rate centres.
Is a 901 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 901 the split runs 44% mobile, 43% landline and 12% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 901 numbers?
The largest holders are AT&T Wireless, Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba South Central Bell Tel, Onvoy. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 901 numbers are there?
The code holds 4,488 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 901 covers on the order of 4,488,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.