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Region covered by area code 256/938 in Alabama. Area codes 256 and 938 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for North Alabama, as well as some eastern portions of the state. The two area codes form an overlay plan for the same numbering plan area. Area code 256 was created in 1998, and 938 was added in 2010.
The U.S. state of Alabama is served by six area codes. When the North American Numbering Plan was first defined in 1947, Alabama was a single numbering plan area (NPA), with area code 205. This configuration existed until 1995 when area code 334 was added for the southeastern part of the state. In 1998, area code 256 was assigned for northern ...
Spencer was the first woman mayor of Huntsville, and the first woman mayor of one of Alabama's "four main cities," which also include Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery. [3] When Spencer was first elected mayor in 1996, she was the co-owner of a local funeral home. [4] Spencer is a former teacher in the Huntsville City School System. [3]
Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama, United States.Founded on two acres (8,000 m 2) in about the year 1822, it now encompasses nearly 100 acres (400,000 m 2) and contains over 80,000 burials.
The Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area on the northern border of Alabama. The metro area's principal city is Huntsville, and consists of two counties: Limestone and Madison. As of the 2020 United States census, the Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 491,723, making it the 2nd-largest ...
From Boeing's turbulence and a catastrophic hurricane, to Donald Trump's election victory, "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back at key events of a year that was monumental.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is the largest university serving the greater Huntsville area, with 9,636 undergraduate students in 2022–2023. [239] About half of its graduates earn a degree in engineering or science, making it one of the larger producers of engineers and physical scientists in Alabama. [ 240 ]
Grant is a town in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Grant was 1,039, [3] up from 896 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The town was incorporated on November 15, 1945, with Delbert Hodges serving as the first mayor. [4]