Chester Arkansas Area Code

One area code covers Chester: 479.

The code covering Chester

Area codes covering Chester, Arkansas, with what each one primarily serves.
Area code	Primarily serves	In service
479	Fayetteville	2002

Matched to Chester through county-level data rather than a direct telephone record, so treat it as the region’s coverage rather than a per-address guarantee.

Scope the codes matched to Chester. Source geoinfo-dataset (full_dataset) ZIP→NPA (2018 snapshot) and LocalCallingGuide NPA list (2026-07 NPA list). Updated 16 July 2026. Overlay relationships come from the numbering-plan authority; the place match is computed.

Which part of town has which code

Chester has a single code, so there is nothing to divide — every local line carries 479.

ZIP codes for the same city

Postal geography is organised separately from telephone geography, so Chester’s 1 ZIP code do not map onto the codes above. They are listed in full, with the county each falls in, on the postal side of the site.

Chester Arkansas ZIP codes →

Nearby places with different codes

These are the closest places to Chester whose area codes are not the same set. If you are near one of them, a local number may carry a code that is not on the list above.

The nearest places to Chester covered by a different set of area codes.
City	Distance	Their area codes
Huntsville Arkansas area codes	38 mi	327, 479, 870
Eureka Springs Arkansas area codes	56 mi	327, 479, 870
Berryville Arkansas area codes	59 mi	327, 870
Jasper Arkansas area codes	60 mi	327, 870
Green Forest Arkansas area codes	62 mi	327, 870
Russellville Arkansas area codes	65 mi	479, 501
Alpena Arkansas area codes	65 mi	327, 870
Plainview Arkansas area codes	69 mi	501

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.