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501 area code location: Little Rock and Conway, Arkansas

Local date and time
Central Time
501Little RockConwayBentonHot Springs

501 area code: ArkansasCities marked: Little Rock, Conway, Benton, Hot Springs.Boundaries are approximate; area codes don't always follow city or county lines. Map data: the Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP, 2010) and the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), checked 26 September 2026; US Census Bureau.
501 area code: Arkansas

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501 area code at a glance

Country and calling code
United States (+1)
In service since
New code planned
No, as of 22 September 2026

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History

  1. : 870 split from 501
  2. : 479 split from 501

Time zone

Central Time
Standard time UTC−06:00
Daylight saving time UTC−05:00

Where 501 reaches

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.

  • 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

PlaceWhereWhat it is
Hot Springs National Park2.7 km from Hot SpringsNational Park
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport12.2 km from WrightsvilleCommercial airport, 1,145,693 enplanements (2024)
University of Central Arkansas1.0 km from ConwayUniversity, 10,989 12-month enrollment (2023–24)
Clinton Presidential Center9.3 km from Little RockMuseum
Little Rock Air Force Base4.2 km from JacksonvilleUS Air Force installation
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences4.4 km from Little RockUniversity, 3,697 12-month enrollment (2023–24)
Memorial Field Airport4.4 km from Hot SpringsAirport
University of Arkansas at Little Rock1.4 km from Little RockUniversity, 10,086 12-month enrollment (2023–24)
Petit Jean Park Airport14.7 km from PerryAirport
Magic Springs and Crystal Falls4.5 km from Hot SpringsAmusement 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.

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