Who Called Me from Area Code 979?
- No voicemail? Let it go. Real callers leave messages.
- Recognize the pattern? Check the number in the prefix lookup.
- Getting repeats? ActiveArmor® blocks and labels them automatically.
- Same prefix calling again? Compare it against this month’s most-reported 979 prefixes, right on this page.
- Curious who issued a number? Every 979 prefix belongs to a carrier — the registry names it.
96 unwanted-call reports naming 979 numbers in FTC Do Not Call complaint data, July 2–17, 2026. Consumer-reported and unverified.
Block spam calls in the 979, included with AT&T wireless
AT&T ActiveArmor® is the network-level security that screens the calls this page is about:
- Fraud calls blocked automatically on the network
- Suspected spam labeled before you answer
- Caller ID & custom call blocking in the free app
- Reverse number lookup (available with ActiveArmor Advanced security. Fee required.)
- Identity monitoring & identity theft insurance (available with ActiveArmor Advanced security. Fee required.)
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Is Area Code 979 a Scam?
It’s carved from the 409 in 2000 and serves Bryan and surrounding communities. But legitimacy of the code says nothing about any single call. Scammers spoof local numbers constantly.
Been targeted? Report it to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. Reports feed the complaint data that powers spam blocking.
Scam texts from area code 979 numbers
The most common area code 979 text scam is the “wrong number” opener: a friendly message that pretends to know you, then moves the chat to WhatsApp and eventually to an investment pitch. Scripts currently circulating:
- “U at home?” · “Are you busy tomorrow?” · “How are you doing?”
- Delivery-problem and job-offer texts that link out to a login page
Don’t reply. A response marks your number as live. Forward scam texts to 7726 (SPAM), and AT&T ActiveArmor® filters known senders automatically.
How number spoofing works in area code 979
Caller ID is easy to forge. Spoofing fakes the number a call displays. The real owner of that 979 number isn’t involved and usually has no idea. That’s why blocking one number rarely stops the calls.
- A call from a number almost identical to yours (same 979 and prefix) is “mirror spoofing.” A missed call from your own number is never worth returning.
- Strangers calling you back saying you called them? Your 979 number is being spoofed. It typically passes within days, and you don’t need a new number. Report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- The caller-ID checkmark: AT&T verifies network calls (STIR/SHAKEN). A verified mark means the displayed number wasn’t faked. No mark doesn’t always mean scam, but treat it with more caution.
Spoofed or not, the rule holds: unexpected caller, no voicemail? Let it go.
979 Area Code Prefix & Carrier Lookup
The three digits after the area code identify the carrier a number was issued to. All 411 assigned 979 prefixes below are real, from the public numbering registry. Type to filter.
This isn’t a reverse phone lookup: no legitimate free service can tell you who owns a specific number. What a 979 prefix does show: the carrier that issued it, whether it’s wireless, landline or VoIP, and the community it belongs to, which is often enough to judge whether a call was worth returning.
| Prefix | Carrier | Line type |
|---|---|---|
| 979-200 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-201 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-202 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-203 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-204 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-205 | Windstream | Landline |
| 979-206 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-207 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-208 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-209 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-210 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-212 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-213 | Nuso | Landline |
| 979-215 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-216 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-217 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-218 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-219 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-220 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-221 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-222 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-223 | Spok (paging) | Landline |
| 979-224 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-225 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
| 979-226 | Spok (paging) | Landline |
| 979-227 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-228 | Spok (paging) | Landline |
| 979-229 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-230 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-231 | Bandwidth.com | VoIP |
| 979-232 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-233 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-234 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-235 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-236 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-237 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-238 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-239 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-240 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-241 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-242 | Colorado Valley Tel. Coop. | Landline |
| 979-243 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-244 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-245 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-246 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-247 | Colorado Valley Tel. Coop. | Landline |
| 979-248 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-249 | Colorado Valley Tel. Coop. | Landline |
| 979-250 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-251 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-252 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-253 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-254 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-255 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-256 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-257 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-258 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-259 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-260 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-261 | Vonage | VoIP |
| 979-262 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-263 | Colorado Valley Tel. Coop. | Landline |
| 979-264 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-265 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-266 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-267 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-268 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-269 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-270 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-271 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-272 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-273 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-274 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-275 | Yk Communications, Ltd | Landline |
| 979-276 | At&T Enterprises | Landline |
| 979-277 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-278 | Industry Tel. | Landline |
| 979-279 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-280 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-282 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-283 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
| 979-284 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-285 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-286 | Csc Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-287 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-288 | Edgetel | Landline |
| 979-289 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-290 | Csc Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-291 | Bandwidth.com | VoIP |
| 979-292 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-293 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-294 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-295 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-296 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-297 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-298 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-299 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-300 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-301 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-302 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-303 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-304 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-305 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-306 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-307 | Ymax Communications | Landline |
| 979-308 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-309 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-310 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-312 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-313 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-314 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-315 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-316 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-317 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-318 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-319 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-320 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-321 | Exiant Communications | Landline |
| 979-322 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-323 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-324 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-325 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-326 | Telnyx | Landline |
| 979-327 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-328 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-329 | AT&T (Teleport Communications) | Landline |
| 979-330 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-331 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-332 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-333 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
| 979-334 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-335 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-336 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-337 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-338 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-339 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-340 | Telnyx | Landline |
| 979-341 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-342 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 979-344 | Nuso | Landline |
| 979-345 | Brightspeed | Landline |
| 979-346 | Commio | Landline |
| 979-347 | AT&T (Teleport Communications) | Landline |
| 979-348 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-349 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-350 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-351 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-352 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-353 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-354 | Commio | Landline |
| 979-355 | Boost Mobile | Landline |
| 979-356 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-357 | Industry Tel. | Landline |
| 979-358 | AT&T (Teleport Communications) | Landline |
| 979-359 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-360 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-361 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-362 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-363 | Commio | Landline |
| 979-364 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-365 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-366 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-367 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-368 | At&T Enterprises | Landline |
| 979-369 | Wavenation | Landline |
| 979-370 | Spectrum (TWC IP) | Landline |
| 979-373 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-376 | Nuso | Landline |
| 979-378 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-379 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-380 | Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | VoIP |
| 979-383 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-386 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-387 | Consolidated Communications Of Texas Company | Landline |
| 979-388 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-393 | AT&T (Teleport Communications) | Landline |
| 979-398 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-399 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-400 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-401 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-402 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-403 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-404 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-406 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-407 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 979-410 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-412 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 979-413 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-415 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-416 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 979-417 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 979-418 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 979-419 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 979-421 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-422 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-424 | Spok (paging) | Landline |
| 979-426 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-428 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-429 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-431 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-432 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-436 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-438 | Rice Telecom Corporation | Landline |
| 979-444 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
| 979-446 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-450 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-451 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-452 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-453 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-457 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-458 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-459 | Brightspeed | Landline |
| 979-464 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-465 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-468 | Ahoi | Landline |
| 979-469 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-471 | Bcm One Cloud Communications | Landline |
| 979-472 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-473 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-474 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-475 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-476 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-478 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-479 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-480 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-481 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-482 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 979-484 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-485 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-487 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-488 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-490 | Windstream | Landline |
| 979-491 | Windstream | Landline |
| 979-492 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 979-493 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-497 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-500 | Spectrum (TWC IP) | Landline |
| 979-505 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-515 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-525 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-529 | Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | VoIP |
| 979-530 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-531 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-532 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-533 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-534 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-535 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-540 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-541 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-542 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-543 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-548 | Windstream | Landline |
| 979-549 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-551 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-553 | Consolidated Communications Of Texas Company | Landline |
| 979-556 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-557 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 979-559 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-561 | Colorado Valley Tel. Coop. | Landline |
| 979-562 | Colorado Valley Tel. Coop. | Landline |
| 979-567 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-571 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-574 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-575 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-577 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-578 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-583 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-587 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-588 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 979-589 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-595 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-596 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-599 | Verizon Business (MCImetro) | Landline |
| 979-600 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-606 | Matrix Telecom | Landline |
| 979-607 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-608 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-609 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-610 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-612 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-614 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-616 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-617 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 979-618 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-619 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 979-620 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 979-627 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-633 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-635 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-636 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-637 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-639 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-645 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-647 | Windstream | Landline |
| 979-648 | Ganado Telephone Co., Inc. dba Yk Communications | Landline |
| 979-652 | Grande Communications (Astound) | Landline |
| 979-657 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-658 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-661 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-665 | Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | VoIP |
| 979-666 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
| 979-675 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 979-676 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-677 | Brightspeed | Landline |
| 979-680 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-690 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-691 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-693 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-694 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-695 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-696 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-697 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-701 | Windstream | Landline |
| 979-702 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-703 | Csc Voice | Landline |
| 979-704 | Csc Voice | Landline |
| 979-705 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-709 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-710 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-716 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-717 | Texas Communications | Landline |
| 979-721 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-725 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-730 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-731 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-732 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-733 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-739 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-742 | Consolidated Communications Of Texas Company | Landline |
| 979-743 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-746 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 979-753 | Spok (paging) | Landline |
| 979-758 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-759 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-764 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-766 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-773 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-774 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-775 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-776 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-777 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-778 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-779 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-783 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 979-786 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-788 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-789 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-793 | Consolidated Communications Of Texas Company | Landline |
| 979-797 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-798 | Brazoria Tel. | Landline |
| 979-799 | Brazoria Tel. | Landline |
| 979-800 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-803 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 979-807 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-810 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-814 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-820 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-821 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-822 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-823 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-824 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-826 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-828 | Windstream | Landline |
| 979-830 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-836 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-837 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 979-843 | Ganado Telephone Co., Inc. dba Yk Communications | Landline |
| 979-845 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-846 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-847 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-848 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-849 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-855 | Rice Telecom Corporation | Landline |
| 979-859 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-862 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-863 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-864 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-865 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-866 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 979-867 | Commio | Landline |
| 979-871 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-877 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-879 | Hd Carrier | Landline |
| 979-884 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-885 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-888 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-895 | Twilio | VoIP |
| 979-899 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-900 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-906 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 979-921 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-922 | AT&T Southwest (Southwestern Bell) | Landline |
| 979-933 | Skye Telecom LLC dba Skyetel | Landline |
| 979-942 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 979-943 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-946 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 979-964 | Brazoria Tel. | Landline |
| 979-966 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-968 | Frontier Communications | Landline |
| 979-969 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-977 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-978 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 979-985 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-987 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-989 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
| 979-992 | Industry Tel. | Landline |
| 979-993 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 979-996 | Bandwidth.com | VoIP |
| 979-997 | Aerial Communications | Wireless |
| 979-998 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
| 979-999 | Evolve Cellular | Wireless |
Line type reflects the registry assignment; ported numbers can differ. Unknown 979 number calling? ActiveArmor® screens it before you ever look it up.
Cities & Communities in and around Area Code 979
Communities the 979 serves, filtered against the numbering registry’s rate centers, with each community’s key ZIP codes and the AT&T home internet available there. Cities link to their local AT&T internet page.
| City / community | Key ZIP codes | AT&T internet |
|---|---|---|
| Angleton | 77515, 77534 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Bay City | 77414 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Beasley | 77417, 77471, 77451 | Internet Air |
| Bellville | 77418 | Internet Air |
| Boling | 77420, 77453 | Internet Air |
| Brazoria | 77422, 77566 | Internet Air |
| Brenham | 77833 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Bryan | 77803, 77801, 77802 | Internet Air |
| Burton | 77835, 78932 | Check address |
| Calvert | 77837 | Check address |
| Clute | 77531, 77541, 77566 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| College Station | 77845, 77840, 77843 | Internet Air |
| Columbus | 78934, 78943, 78935 | Internet Air |
| Damon | 77444, 77430, 77461 | Internet Air |
| Danbury | 77534, 77577, 77515 | Internet Air |
| Eagle Lake | 77434, 77454 | Internet Air |
| East Bernard | 77435, 77451, 77448 | Internet Air |
| El Campo | 77437, 77467 | Internet Air |
| Franklin | 77856 | Internet Air |
| Freeport | 77541, 77531 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Ganado | 77962, 77455 | Internet Air |
| Garwood | 77460, 77442 | Check address |
| Giddings | 78942 | Check address |
| Glidden | 78943, 78934 | Internet Air |
| Hearne | 77859 | Check address |
| Hempstead | 77445, 77446 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Holiday Lakes | 77515 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Jones Creek | 77566, 77531, 77422 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| La Grange | 78945 | Check address |
| Lake Jackson | 77566, 77531, 77541 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Louise | 77455, 77962 | Internet Air |
| Matagorda | 77457 | Check address |
| Needville | 77461 | Internet Air |
| Oyster Creek | 77541, 77531 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Pine Island | 77446, 77445, 77484 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Prairie View | 77446, 77484, 77445 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Richwood | 77531, 77566, 77541 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Rock Island | 77470, 77475, 77442 | Check address |
| Schulenburg | 78956, 78951 | Internet Air |
| Sealy | 77474, 77473 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Sheridan | 77475, 77986 | Internet Air |
| Smithville | 78957 | Internet Air |
| Somerville | 77863, 77879 | Check address |
| Sweeny | 77480, 77415, 77486 | Internet Air |
| Van Vleck | 77482, 77468 | Internet Air |
| Waller | 77484, 77446, 77447 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Wallis | 77485, 77476, 77464 | Internet Air |
| Weimar | 78962, 78951 | Internet Air |
| West Columbia | 77486 | Internet Air |
| Wharton | 77488, 77443, 77448 | Internet Air |
City list: AT&T service-area records and the public numbering registry. Key ZIPs: U.S. Census data for each community. Internet type: AT&T eligibility data, June 2026. Availability is always confirmed at your exact address.
979 Area Code Map
Area code 979 serves Bryan and nearby communities in TX.
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Counties Covered by the 979 Area Code
Counties are served in whole or in part; population is U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023. The 979 also reaches parts of Bastrop County, Waller County, Wharton County, Matagorda County, Washington County, Austin County, Fayette County, Colorado County and 4 more.
Area Code 979: More Than a Number in Bryan
In Bryan, the 979 is more than digits on a caller ID. It arrived in 2000, carved out of the 409, and it has meant Bryan and surrounding communities ever since — 411 carrier prefixes keep its lines busy today, and an established 979 number still says you’ve been here a while.
The map tells its own story: Bryan and surrounding communities, with no overlay on its territory. The area and the code are still one and the same — rare in Texas and getting rarer nationwide.
Keeping a 979 matters here. An existing 979 number ports to a new phone, a new carrier, or a new AT&T line, and stays yours anywhere in the U.S.
Need a new local number? Shop plans Keep your 979: bring it to AT&TInternet, wireless & stores in the 979
AT&T Home Internet in Area Code 979
AT&T home internet serves communities across area code 979, with AT&T Fiber where it’s built and AT&T Internet Air covering the gaps. Availability is decided address by address; every community in the table above links to its local internet page.
AT&T Fiber: Ltd. avail/areas. Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds vary. For 5-GIG, single device wired speed maximum 4.7Gbps. For more info., visit att.com/speed101. AT&T Internet Air: AT&T Internet Air not available in all areas. In rare cases, if your usage is contributing to congestion on the network, AT&T will greatly reduce your speed for a minimum of 30 min.
Pair it with wireless in an internet + wireless bundle. Run a business in the 979? AT&T Business Internet is available at many addresses.
Moving to Area Code 979?
Set up home internet in area code 979 before the boxes arrive, and find your new community in the table above or check your exact address below.
Your number moves with you: port your 979 number from anywhere, or keep your old number when you arrive. An AT&T store nearby can handle the whole switch in one visit.
AT&T Wireless in Area Code 979
AT&T’s 5G network covers most of area code 979. ActiveArmor® spam blocking is included with every unlimited plan, your 979 number stays yours, and great cell phone deals in Bryan are a tap away.
AT&T may temporarily slow data speeds if the network is busy. 5G req’s compatible plan & device. Coverage not available everywhere. Learn more at att.com/5Gforyou.
Need a new 979 number? Ask when you activate a line, and porting an existing 979 number keeps it yours.
AT&T Stores in Area Code 979
Looking for cell phone stores in area code 979? These stores answer on 979 numbers — walk in for switching, porting, upgrades and hands-on help:
Every AT&T store in the region, company owned and authorized retailer alike, each with its own store page.
All AT&T Stores with 979 Numbers
Every store below answers on a 979 number. Tap any number to call.
International Calling from Area Code 979
Calling abroad from area code 979? AT&T International Calling adds discounted or unlimited rates to 200+ countries on top of your existing plan, and unlimited texting from the U.S. to 200+ destinations is already included on AT&T unlimited plans.
Top places of birth among foreign-born residents of the 979’s counties, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023.
Calling abroad from a 979 number: dial 011 + country code + number (or just + on a mobile). Traveling abroad instead? International Day Pass® takes your talk, text and data with you for a flat daily rate.
International Calling and International Day Pass® availability, rates and included destinations vary by plan; see att.com for the current country list.
979 Area Code Quick Facts & Dialing
How to dial a 979 number
| Scenario | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Local call (within the region) | 979 + 7-digit number | (979) 555-0100 |
| Long distance (within the U.S.) | 1 + 979 + 7-digit number | 1 (979) 555-0100 |
| Calling 979 from another country | +1 979 + 7-digit number | +1 979 555 0100 |
| From a mobile phone | (979) + 7-digit number | (979) 555-0100 |
A Short History of Area Code 979
Created in 2000 as a split from the 409, the 979 has meant Bryan and surrounding communities ever since. No splits or overlays have divided its territory since.
In service since 2000, with no overlay on its territory today.
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