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Area Codes in Texas

29 codes, more than any state but California

Texas has 29 area codes. Four arrived with the original 1947 batch (214, 512, 713 and 915), the metros now stack overlays four and five deep, and the newest, 621, joined Houston in 2025.

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Area codes29
Originals214 · 512 · 713 · 915
Newest621 · 2025
Largest metroHouston, 5 codes
Local time3:30 AM CT
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All 29 Texas Area Codes

Every active code, grouped by metro and region: tap any card for its full guide, covering who called, cities and ZIPs, the map, spam patterns and local time.

214Dallas, the metro eastOriginal · 1947Area code 214 guide ›469Dallas metro overlayOverlay · 1999Area code 469 guide ›972Dallas metroSplit, now overlay · 1996Area code 972 guide ›945Dallas metro, newestOverlay · 2021Area code 945 guide ›817Fort Worth & Tarrant CountySplit · 1953Area code 817 guide ›682Fort Worth overlayOverlay · 2000Area code 682 guide ›713Houston, the originalOriginal · 1947Area code 713 guide ›281Houston metroSplit, now overlay · 1996Area code 281 guide ›832Houston metro overlayOverlay · 1999Area code 832 guide ›346Houston metro overlayOverlay · 2014Area code 346 guide ›621Houston metro, newest in TexasOverlay · 2025Area code 621 guide ›210San AntonioSplit · 1992Area code 210 guide ›726San Antonio overlayOverlay · 2017Area code 726 guide ›512Austin, an originalOriginal · 1947Area code 512 guide ›737Austin overlayOverlay · 2013Area code 737 guide ›254Waco – Killeen – TempleSplit · 1997Area code 254 guide ›915El Paso, an originalOriginal · 1947Area code 915 guide ›806Amarillo & Lubbock, the PanhandleSplit · 1957Area code 806 guide ›903Tyler & Northeast TexasSplit · 1990Area code 903 guide ›430Northeast Texas overlayOverlay · 2003Area code 430 guide ›940Wichita Falls & the northwestSplit · 1997Area code 940 guide ›325Abilene & San AngeloSplit · 2003Area code 325 guide ›432Midland – Odessa & Big BendSplit · 2003Area code 432 guide ›936Huntsville & the Piney WoodsSplit · 2000Area code 936 guide ›979Bryan – College StationSplit · 2000Area code 979 guide ›409Beaumont & GalvestonSplit · 1983Area code 409 guide ›361Corpus Christi & the coastSplit · 1999Area code 361 guide ›830The Hill CountrySplit · 1997Area code 830 guide ›956Laredo & the Rio Grande ValleySplit · 1997Area code 956 guide ›

Why Houston and Dallas Stack So Many Codes

Texas’s two giant metros stack codes deeper than anywhere outside California. Houston dials five on one map: the original 713 (1947), 281, 832, 346 and 2025’s 621. Dallas dials four: the original 214, 972, 469 and 945, with Fort Worth’s 817/682 next door. Same rates, same 10-digit dialing; only the year a number was issued differs.

Houston = 5 codesDallas = 4 codesFort Worth = 2 codes

Texas’s Newest Area Code: 621

Texas’s newest code went live in January 2025: area code 621 overlays the Houston metro alongside 713, 281, 832 and 346. Nothing changed for existing numbers: same phones, same rates, no renumbering. New Houston lines simply began drawing 621, with the new code projected to cover the metro’s growth for roughly a decade.

Existing numbers keep workingNo renumberingNew Houston lines draw 621

Texas Area Codes by City

City / regionArea code(s)
Houston713 · 281 · 832 · 346 · 621
Dallas214 · 469 · 972 · 945
Fort Worth & Arlington817 · 682
San Antonio210 · 726
Austin512 · 737
El Paso915
Waco, Killeen & Temple254
Lubbock & Amarillo806
Corpus Christi361
Tyler & Longview903 · 430
Laredo, McAllen & Brownsville956
Midland – Odessa432
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How Texas Got to 29 Area Codes

In 1947, four codes covered the whole state. Eighty years of growth turned that into 29.

1947Four originals: 214, 512, 713, 915
1953–90817, 806, 409 and 903 split off
1992–2003The splitting boom: 11 new codes as Texas doubles
1999–2021The overlay era reaches every big metro
2025621 joins Houston, Texas’s 29th

Texas Area Code Map

Twenty-nine codes, four time-zone-spanning regions: the metro stacks in the east, the giant single-code regions out west.

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Texas Area Code FAQ

How many area codes does Texas have?
Twenty-nine active codes, more than any state except California. The newest, 621, joined the Houston metro in January 2025.
What area code is Houston?
Five share the metro: 713 (the 1947 original), 281, 832, 346 and 621. Any of them is a legitimate Houston number.
What area code is Dallas?
Four share the metro: 214 (the 1947 original), 972, 469 and 945, with Fort Worth next door on 817 and 682.
What are Texas's original area codes?
214 (Dallas), 512 (Austin and the south), 713 (Houston) and 915 (El Paso and the west), all assigned in 1947.
What is Texas's newest area code?
621, which began serving new Houston-area lines in January 2025, the state's first new code since 945 joined Dallas in 2021.
Do I have to dial 10 digits in Texas?
Yes, statewide. Every overlay metro has required it for years, and the remaining regions moved to 10-digit dialing with the 2021 988 rollout.
Why does Texas have two time zones?
Most of the state is Central Time, but El Paso and the far west (area code 915) run on Mountain Time.
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