ARKANSAS · AREA CODE GUIDE
501 area code location: Little Rock and Conway, Arkansas
- Local date and time
- Central Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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501 area code at a glance
- State
- Arkansas
- Primary cities
- Little Rock, Conway, and Benton
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Little Rock, 206,427 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 628 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
Counties and cities covered
501 numbers are issued across 61 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): White County, Faulkner County, Perry County, Cleburne County, Lonoke County, Pulaski County, Van Buren County, Garland County, Hot Spring County, Saline County, Conway County, Independence County, and Jefferson County.
- Little Rock
- Conway
- Benton
- Hot Springs
- Jacksonville
- Cabot
- Searcy
- Maumelle
- Malvern
- Beebe
- Heber Springs
- Morrilton
- Greenbrier
- Vilonia
- Lonoke
- Bald Knob
- Clinton
- England
- Fairfield Bay
- Judsonia
- Wrightsville
- Redfield
- Kensett
- Perryville
- Greers Ferry
36 more communities
- Bauxite
- Quitman
- Bradford
- McRae
- Pangburn
- Rose Bud
- Damascus
- Bigelow
- Pleasant Plains
- Enola
- Donaldson
- Perry
- Shirley
- Griffithville
- Casa
- Lonsdale
- Coy
- Bismarck
- Bryant Collegeville
- Center Ridge
- Cleveland
- Crystal Springs
- Ferndale
- Jessieville
- Jones Mills
- Morganton
- Nimrod
- Palarm
- Paron
- Pinnacle
- Scotland
- Scott
- South Fourche
- Spring Lake
- Sylvan Hills Sherwood
- Wye
Notable places in 501
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs National Park | 2.7 km from Hot Springs | National Park |
| Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport | 12.2 km from Wrightsville | Commercial airport, 1,145,693 enplanements (2024) |
| University of Central Arkansas | 1.0 km from Conway | University, 10,989 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Clinton Presidential Center | 9.3 km from Little Rock | Museum |
| Little Rock Air Force Base | 4.2 km from Jacksonville | US Air Force installation |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 4.4 km from Little Rock | University, 3,697 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Memorial Field Airport | 4.4 km from Hot Springs | Airport |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 1.4 km from Little Rock | University, 10,086 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Petit Jean Park Airport | 14.7 km from Perry | Airport |
| Magic Springs and Crystal Falls | 4.5 km from Hot Springs | Amusement park |
Questions about 501
Where is the 501 area code?
501 is in Arkansas. Its numbers are issued in Little Rock, Conway, Benton, and 58 other communities.
What time zone is area code 501 in?
501 is in Central Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 501 area code?
Little Rock, Conway, Benton, Hot Springs, and Jacksonville, and 56 other communities.
What state is area code 501 in?
Area code 501 is in Arkansas.
What counties are covered by area code 501?
Area code 501 covers communities in White County, Faulkner County, Perry County, Cleburne County, Lonoke County, Pulaski County, Van Buren County, Garland County, Hot Spring County, Saline County, Conway County, Independence County, and Jefferson County.
Is 501 a toll-free area code?
No. 501 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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