Texas Area Codes

Texas is one of the West South Central States of United States of America. Nickname for the state of Texas (TX) is 'Lone Star State' and majority of the areas are served by the code 806. There are total three area codes reserved for the state.
Texas area codes providing telephone services in state are:

Area Code 210 Area Code 214 Area Code 254 Area Code 281 Area Code 361 Area Code 409 Area Code 469 Area Code 512

Area Code 682 Area Code 713 Area Code 737 Area Code 806 Area Code 817 Area Code 830 Area Code 832 Area Code 903

Area Code 915 Area Code 936 Area Code 940 Area Code 956 Area Code 972 Area Code 979 Area Code 432

Major companies providing telephone services in Texas are:

• ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - AR
• BALDWIN COUNTY INTERNET / DSSI SERVICES, LLC - AL
• BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL
• COOK TELECOM, INC.
• MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC., CA
• MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.- AZ
• METRO PCS, INC.
• NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC
• NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
• O1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CA
• PAC - WEST TELECOMM, INC.
• PACIFIC BELL
• PACIFIC BELL - CLEC
• QWEST CORPORATION
• SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
• U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. - CA
• USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC.
• VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.-CA (GTE)
• XO CALIFORNIA, INC.

A brief description of Texas Area Codes is given below:

This area code is serving the San Antonio and its surrounding areas. It was created on 1st November 1992. It got a split in 1992 and the newly separated area was assigned with the code 210.

It is one of those few area codes in America which has not gone through any splits since its creation. The code was created for serving the State of Texas in 1947.

It is North American telephone area code which is serving the region of Central Texas. It was created on 25th May 1997 as result in split of the area code 817.

It was created on 2nd November 1996 for serving the Gulf Coast Region of Texas. The code serves as an overlay to 713 and 832 area codes.

It is one of the North American Area Codes serving the state of Texas ? particularly the areas of Northwest Texas. The code 325 was created on 5th April 2003 when area code 915 got split in order to meet the exhausted demands for telephone lines.

This area code came into being on 13th February 1999. It was created as a result in split of area 512 and it particularly serves the Corpus Christi region of South Texas.

Majority of the North American area codes have gone through many changes and area code 409 is not the exception. This area code was created on 19th March 1983, when area code 713 got split because of the ever increasing demands for telephone lines.

It was created on 5th April 2003 as a result in split of area code 915. The 915 area code is North American telephone area code, which was formed to serve areas of West Texas.

This area code was created as an overlay to area codes 214 and 972 on 1st July 1999.  It is providing telephone services in the state of COLLIN, DALLAS, DENTON, ELLIS, JOHNSON, KAUFMAN, ROCKWALL, TARRANT and WASHINGTON.

It is one the original area codes created in October 1947 for serving the area of Austin which is capital of Texas. The 512 area code particularly serves the areas of Central Texas.

This area code was created as an overlay to area code 817 on 7th October 2000. It is providing telephone services in the counties of DALLAS, DENTON, HOOD, JOHNSON, PARKER and TARRANT

This is one of the original area codes created in 1947. The code 713 served the state of Texas without any split or overlaying until 1983 when it was divided to create area code 409. The 713 area code split again to form new area code 281 on 2nd November 1996. Area code 832 was added as an overlay to the code 713 on 16th January 1999.

It was has been serving the high plain regions of Texas since 1957. Majority of the areas of the state are served by the code 806.

This is North American telephone area code - created on 1st January 1953. It is providing telephone services in the Metroplex Region of Texas.

This area code id providing telephone services in the San Antonio area of the state. The code was created on 7th July 1997 as a result in split of area code 210.

It was introduced as an overlay to area code 731 and 281 on 16th January 1999. The counties served by the code 832 are AUSTIN, BRAZORIA, FORT BEND, GALVESTON, HARRIS, LIBERTY, MONTGOMERY, POLK, SAN JACINTO and WALLER.

It is reserved for providing telephone services to Texarkana area of the Texas State of United States. The particular code was formed on 4th November 1990 as a result in split of area code 214. The code 903 serves the region of Northeast Texas.

It is providing telephone services in the region of West Texas - particularly the El Paso area. This area code is one of the original area codes for Texas created in 1947. Texas - The Lone Star State is second largest State of United States of America. The code 915 serves the areas of West Texas without going through any split until 2003.

It was created on 19th February 2000 for serving the region of Southeast Texas. It is providing telephone services in the counties of NACOGDOCHES, PANOLA, POLK, SABINE, SAN AUGUSTINE, SAN JACINTO and SHELBY.

This area code is providing telephone services in Northwest region of Texas. Major areas served by this area code are WILBARGER and Denton areas.

It is one of the North American Area Codes serving the South Texas Region of the State. It was created on 25th May 1997. It is providing telephone services in the counties of BURNET, CAMERON, HIDALGO, LA SALLE, STARR, WEBB, WILLACY and ZAPATA.

It was created as an overlay to area code 214 and 469. It was formed on 14th September 1996 when area code 214 was running out of the available phone numbers because of the exhausted demands for telephone lines. Some of the counties served by the code 972 are BEXAR, COLLIN, DALLAS, DENTON, ELLIS, FANNIN, GRAYSON, HARRIS and HILL.

This area code was established on 13th February, 2000 as a result in split of area code 409. The particular North American code 979 provides telephone services to Southeast Texas.