Area Code 870
Area Code 870 History:
04/14/1997
Area code 870 was officially put into service. Area code 870 was created from a split of area code 501.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved Area code 327 as an all services overlay of area code 870 with a revised in service date of February 20, 2024. Area code 327 will be an overlay of area code 870. Ten digit dialing will be required in area codes 870 and 327 on January 19, 2024.
Ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) will be necessary in the 870/327 overlay because two different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.
Counties in Arkansas within area code 870 include:
Arkansas County, Ashley County, Baxter County, Boone County, Bradley County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Chicot County, Clark County, Clay County, Cleburne County, Cleveland County, Columbia County, Craighead County, Crittenden County, Cross County, Dallas County, Desha County, Drew County, Fulton County, Grant County, Greene County, Hempstead County, Howard County, Independence County, Izard County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Lawrence County, Lee County, Lincoln County, Little River County, Lonoke County, Marion County, Miller County, Mississippi County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Nevada County, Newton County, Ouachita County, Phillips County, Pike County, Poinsett County, Polk County, Pope County, Prairie County, Randolph County, Saint Francis County, Searcy County, Sevier County, Sharp County, Stone County, Union County, and Woodruff County.
Major cities or places in Arkansas within area code 870 include:
Area code 870 serves a large geographic area of Arkansas including the eastern, southern sections of the state and a portion of northern Arkansas, including the larger cities and communities of El Dorado, Jonesboro, Mountain Home, Paragould, Pine Bluff, Texarkana, and West Memphis in addition to many smaller communities within the area code 870 service area.
