Area code 479: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 479 is in Arkansas.
Arkansas (Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Rogers, and most of northwestern Arkansas)
| Where | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 2002 |
| Overlay | No |
| Prefixes assigned | 568 of 792 possible (72%) |
Where 479 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 479, with how many prefixes each has.
Plus 13 smaller rate centers.
Who holds 479 numbers
- Mobile carrier 36%
- Local phone company 31%
- Internet / business phone carrier 28%
- Phone company 5%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 118 | 21% |
| AT&T (local phone) | Local phone company | 97 | 17% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 56 | 10% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 52 | 9% |
| Brightspeed Of Northwest Arkansas | Local phone company | 51 | 9% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 27 | 5% |
| Comcast | Internet / business phone carrier | 25 | 4% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 22 | 4% |
| Teleport Communications America | Internet / business phone carrier | 17 | 3% |
| Bandwidth | Internet / business phone carrier | 8 | 1% |
Most prefixes are pooled: the 10,000 numbers in each are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to different carriers, and people can also take their numbers to another carrier. So the carrier shown is where the prefix started, not a guarantee about any one number.
States served: Arkansas.
Other area codes in Arkansas
Got a call from 479?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. People keep their numbers when they move, and scammers can fake any number. If you weren't expecting the call, let it go to voicemail.
If the call shows a 479 number that matches the first six digits of your own, that's often neighbor spoofing. Use the box above to check the full number.
Area code facts from the NANPA area code database (updated 10/06/2026); prefixes and carriers from NANPA's central office code records (updated 2026-10-10). Place description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.