Area code 501 certainly has an interesting history behind it, but mainly for two distinct reasons. Not only was it originally the only area code to cover the entire mass of the state of Arkansas, but it is one of the original eighty-six area codes that were issues in the year nineteen forty-seven (1947) by the NANP (North American Numbering Plan).
Area code 501 was set up a long time ago, but because the population boomed so well, it now is only covering the territory of the center of Arkansas, while the other Arkansas area codes cover the rest of the state.
The capital of Little Rock is also under the demographic area of this area code.
five o one has had a splitting two times now and was crafted into area code four seven nine (479) and the other area code eight seventy (870).
Area code 501 covers twenty-three counties and a good one hundred and thirteen cities, which encompasses a total population of nearly 850+ thousands residents, with the order of whites, followed by blacks and then Hispanics.
Considering that this area code in particular also governs the phone system of much of Little Rock, the state capital, you can expect to find a swarm of notable figures contributing to music, art, literature and athletics that hail from this area.
