Powertel is an old name for part of T-Mobile's mobile network in the Southeast.
Powertel ran a mobile network in the southeastern US. VoiceStream Wireless took it over in 2001, and VoiceStream became T-Mobile USA in 2002, so Powertel prefixes are T-Mobile's today. NANPA lists them under one company per city, such as Powertel Atlanta Licenses. NANPA, which runs the North American numbering plan, lists Powertel as the holder of 1,331 prefixes in 8 states and territories, less than 1% of the 198,436 prefixes it has assigned.
- Name in NANPA's file
- POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC., and 5 other listings
- What it is
- Mobile network
- Prefixes held
- 1,331 of 198,436 (less than 1%)
- States and territories
- 8 of 56, most in Georgia, Tennessee and Florida
- Area codes
- 42
- Pooled prefixes
- 84%, shared in blocks of 1,000 numbers
From NANPA's central office code file of October 1, 2026. A prefix is the three digits after the area code.
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A lookup shows Powertel when the number is on T-Mobile's mobile network.
Carrier records use a company's legal or historic name, so a lookup can show Powertel while the person's bill says T-Mobile.
Numbers can also move between carriers, so a lookup reads the number's carrier today, and a number with a Powertel prefix can show another company if it was ported.
Powertel holds the most prefixes in Georgia: 523 of its 1,331.
- Georgia523
- Tennessee244
- Florida158
- Alabama153
- Kentucky132
- Mississippi61
- South Carolina43
- Indiana17
Powertel holds prefixes in 42 area codes, and these are its largest.
Of the prefixes NANPA dates, Powertel received the most in 2001: 132.
NANPA's file gives an assignment date for 874 of Powertel's 1,331 prefixes, all from 2001 on. The rest have no date in the file.
A call from a Powertel number is not spam just because of the carrier.
Numbers on mobile networks like this one belong to millions of ordinary people and businesses, so the carrier name says nothing about who is calling.
Caller ID can also be faked, so judge the call by what the caller asks for, never by the carrier name.
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These are the questions people ask about Powertel.
What is Powertel?
Powertel ran a mobile network in the southeastern US. VoiceStream Wireless took it over in 2001, and VoiceStream became T-Mobile USA in 2002, so Powertel prefixes are T-Mobile's today. NANPA lists them under one company per city, such as Powertel Atlanta Licenses.
Why does a phone lookup say Powertel?
A lookup shows Powertel when the number is on T-Mobile's mobile network. Carrier records use a company's legal or historic name, so a lookup can show Powertel while the person's bill says T-Mobile. Numbers can also move between carriers, so a lookup reads the number's carrier today, and a number with a Powertel prefix can show another company if it was ported.
Is a call from a Powertel number spam?
Numbers on mobile networks like this one belong to millions of ordinary people and businesses, so the carrier name says nothing about who is calling. Caller ID can also be faked, so judge the call by what the caller asks for, never by the carrier name. Check the full number with our free spam phone checker before you call back.
How many phone prefixes does Powertel hold?
NANPA lists Powertel as the holder of 1,331 prefixes, less than 1% of all assigned US prefixes. A prefix is the three digits after the area code and covers up to 10,000 numbers. 84% of these are pooled, so blocks of 1,000 numbers inside them can belong to other carriers.
Which states have the most Powertel prefixes?
Georgia (523), Tennessee (244) and Florida (158) have the most, out of 8 states and territories.
Can I find out who owns a Powertel number?
Powertel does not publish who uses its numbers. Our free who called me lookup shows who a US number is listed to and the city and state on the listing, when the number has a listing.
Source: NANPA, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator: its central office code assignments, as of October 1, 2026. Company histories are from public records and each company's own descriptions.