According to the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), 205-024-5698 is not a valid number. The first digit after the area code must be one of the following: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. Zero and one are not allowed.
No, he means the first digit in the set of numbers after the area code. In this case it is '0'. 205 is the area code and the second set of #s is 024. A legitimate # would start the second set with a zero.