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[[File:Area code 334.svg|thumb|right|Southeastern Alabama numbering plan area 334]]<br />
'''Area code 334''' is a telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] (NANP) for southeastern [[Alabama]]. It was created on January 15, 1995, in an [[area code split]] from [[area code 205]].<ref name="December14">{{cite news <br />
| last =Diel<br />
| first =Stan<br />
| title =Ma Bell gives time to adjust to new code<br />
| work = [[The Birmingham News]]<br />
| pages =B1<br />
| date =1994-12-15<br />
| url =<br />
}}</ref> It was the first new area code in Alabama since the announcement of the area code system in 1947. To permit a transition period for the reconfiguration of equipment, such as computers and fax machines, use of area code 205 continued in the 334 region through May 13, 1995.<ref name="December14"/><br />
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The numbering plan area (NPA) comprises the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]]-[[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika]], and [[Dothan, Alabama|Dothan]] metropolitan areas, as well as [[Phenix City, Alabama|Phenix City]] and the Alabama side of the [[Columbus, Georgia]] metro area. The original 334 territory included the southern half of Alabama. The southwestern part of the numbering plan area was split off with [[Area code 251]] in 2001, including [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]].<ref name="htm1">{{cite news |first=Bob |last=Lowry |work=[[The Huntsville Times]] |title=Flex your fingers for 10-digit dialing in 2010 |url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/123616178931610.xml&coll=1 |date=2009-03-04 |archive-date=2009-04-08 |access-date=2009-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408163107/http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F123616178931610.xml&coll=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Area code 334 was the first [[interchangeable NPA code]], not having the middle digit of ''0'' or ''1'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2094-01-033.pdf |title=Bellcore Information Letter IL94-01-033 |access-date=2013-05-13 |archive-date=2010-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219175104/http://nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2094-01-033.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> officially preceding Washington [[area code 360]] by one minute.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2094-01-029.pdf |title=Bellcore Information Letter IL94-01-029 |access-date=2013-05-13 |archive-date=2010-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219180150/http://nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2094-01-029.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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NANPA projections in 2023 suggested the need for an additional area code in southeastern Alabama by early 2026, as 334 was nearing exhaustion.<ref name="exhaust">{{cite web|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/reports/2022-1_NPA%20Exhaust_Projections.pdf|date=2021-04-21|publisher=NANPA |title=2022-1 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> On March 5, 2024 the [[Alabama Public Service Commission]] approved an all-services distributed [[overlay complex|overlay]] with the new '''area code 483''' for relief with an in-service date of February 26, 2026.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://www.nanpa.com/sites/default/files/planning_letters/PL-626.pdf<br />
|title=NPA 483 and 334 All-Services Overlay (Alabama) <br />
|publisher=NANPA<br />
|date=2024-05-07<br />
|access-date=2025-03-25<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://psc.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NEW-483-AREA-CODE-ANNOUNCED-FOR-CENTRAL_SOUTHEAST-ALABAMA.pdf |date=2024-03-21 |publisher=Alabama Public Service Commission |title=NEW 483 AREA CODE ANNOUNCED FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ALABAMA |access-date=2024-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401224437/https://psc.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NEW-483-AREA-CODE-ANNOUNCED-FOR-CENTRAL_SOUTHEAST-ALABAMA.pdf |archive-date=2024-04-01}}</ref> For customer education, a permissive [[ten-digit dialing]] period is scheduled from July 23, 2025, to January 23, 2026.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Alabama area codes]]<br />
*[[List of NANP area codes]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Area_code_footer|Map=AL}}<br />
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{{Area code box|State=AL<br />
| This= 334<br />
| N= [[area codes 205 and 659|205/659]], [[area code 256|256]]/[[area code 938|938]]<br />
| S= [[area code 251|251]], [[area code 850|850]]<br />
| E= [[area codes 706 and 762|706/762]], [[area code 229|229]]<br />
| W= [[area codes 205 and 659|205/659]], [[area code 251|251]]<br />
| S1=GA<br />
| S2=FL}}<br />
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{{coord|31|45|N|85|50|W|display=title}}<br />
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