Area Code 601

Area Code 601 History:

01/01/1947
Area code 601 was officially put into service. Area code 601 has been split two times. In 1997 area code 601 was split to form area code 228. In 1999 area code 601 was split to form area code 662. In 2005 area code 601 was overlaid with area code 769.

Counties in Mississippi within area code 601 include:

Adams County, Amite County, Claiborne County, Clarke County, Copiah County, Covington County, Forrest County, Franklin County, George County, Greene County, Hinds County, Issaquena County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Jones County, Kemper County, Lamar County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Leake County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Marion County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Pearl River County, Perry County, Pike County, Rankin County, Scott County, Simpson County, Smith County, Stone County, Walthall County, Warren County, Wayne County, and Wilkinson County.

Major cities or places in Mississippi within area code 601 include:

Area codes 601 and 769 serve much of central Mississippi including the larger cities and communities of Clinton, Hattiesburg, Jackson, McComb, Meridian, Natchez, Pearl, Ridgeland and Vicksburg, in addition to many smaller communities within the service area.