Little Rock, AR Area Code

Area code serving Little Rock

Little Rock sits in Arkansas, part of the South region and the Central Time zone. Its area code is 501, which covers central Arkansas including Little Rock, Conway, Hot Springs and Searcy. 501 has no overlay today, so every Little Rock landline and mobile number with a local code starts with 501.

501 has served the area since 1947, as one of the original 1947 North American area codes. If the region runs low on numbers, regulators will most likely add an overlay code on top rather than split the area, which would make 10-digit dialing mandatory.

Code	Area served	In service
501	Central Arkansas including Little Rock, Conway, Hot Springs and Searcy	January 1, 1947

Nearby cities sharing this area code

• North Little Rock
• Conway
• Hot Springs
• Jacksonville
• Benton
• Sherwood
• Cabot
• Bryant
• Searcy
• Maumelle
• Morrilton
• Malvern

Getting a Little Rock phone number

Any new landline, mobile or VoIP number from a local carrier in Little Rock gets the 501 area code. Numbers come from the blocks each carrier holds in the area; a number ported in from elsewhere keeps its original area code, so you may also see out-of-state codes locally.

Dialing in Little Rock

Little Rock is covered by the single area code 501 with no overlay, so some local calls may still connect with seven digits. Dialing all 10 digits (area code + seven-digit number) always works and is the safest habit. From outside the US, dial +1, then the area code and number. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in Arkansas, visit the Arkansas area codes page.