479 Area Code: Location, Time Zone & Phone Lookup - Page 2

479 is a telephone area code serving Northwest Arkansas. The code was created on July 1, 1997, as a result of the split of area code 501. 479 is the smallest area code in the United States.The 479 area code covers Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Madison, Newton, Pope, Scott, Sebastian, and Washington counties.

The 479 area code is also one of the few area codes in the United States that does not cover a whole state.

479 is area code for Northwest Arkansas. This region includes Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville. 479 also serves a small slice of east-central Oklahoma. If you're looking for a breakdown of where each of these area codes fall, check out the map below.To give you an idea of the geographical size of 479, here are some stats:

Population: 1,003,299 (2016 estimate)

Area: 41,569.21 square miles

Number of Counties: 21

As you can see, 479 is a large area code, and it serves a population of over 1 million people. If you're looking to call someone in this area code, make sure you're using the correct number!