Texas, United States
Central Time
12:23 AM
Area Code
972
State / Province
Texas
Country
United States
Time Zone
Central Time
Area code 972 covers 72 cities and communities across Texas, based on telephone company rate center data.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+19725550100">+19725550100</a><a href="tel:+19725550199">+19725550199</a>Look up which exchange in Texas a specific 972 number is homed to, and whether its block is wireline or wireless. See what a reverse lookup can establish before relying on the answer.
786 active prefixes in this area code, assigned as 5,202 thousands-blocks — pooling splits one prefix across several carriers, so each block is listed separately with the rate centre it is homed to, its carrier of record, and the switch that serves it.
Showing blocks 1–100 of 5,202
| NPA-NXX | Block | Rate centre | Type | Carrier (OCN) | Switch | LATA | LIR | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 972-200 | 0 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 1 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 2 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX (004F) | DLLSTX37XWZ | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 3 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 4 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 5 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 6 | Seagoville | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | DLLSTXTAXTZ | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 7 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 8 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | 9 | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-200 | A | Seagoville | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 0 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | RICHARDSON | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 1 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | RICHARDSON | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 2 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | RICHARDSON | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 3 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 4 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 5 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 6 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 7 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 8 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | 9 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-201 | A | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | RICHARDSON | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 0 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 1 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 2 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 3 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 4 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 5 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 6 | Plano | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | IRNGTXXBXZX | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 7 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 8 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | 9 | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-202 | A | Plano | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7148) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 0 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 1 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 2 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 3 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 4 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 5 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 6 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 7 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 8 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | 9 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-203 | A | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Sunnyvale | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 0 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 1 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 2 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 3 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 4 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 5 | Dallas | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | RICHARDSON | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 6 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 7 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 8 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Richardson | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | 9 | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Ross | 552 | — | — |
| 972-204 | A | Dallas | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mesquite | 552 | — | — |
| 972-205 | A | Plano | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | GARLAND MAIN GTD5 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 0 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 1 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 2 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 3 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 4 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 5 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 6 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 7 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 8 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | 9 | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-206 | A | Grand Prairie EMS | Landline | SOUTHWESTERN BELL (9533) | Mid Cities | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 0 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 1 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 2 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 3 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 4 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 5 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 6 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 7 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 8 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | 9 | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-207 | A | Grand Prairie EMS | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-208 | A | Plano | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | PLANO NORTH | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 0 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 1 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 2 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 3 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 4 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 5 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 6 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 7 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 8 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | 9 | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-209 | A | Grand Prairie | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | FRBRTXBLGT9 | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 0 | Terrell | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 1 | Terrell | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX (6506) | DLLSTXJFDMD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 2 | Terrell | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 3 | Terrell | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | RICHARDSON | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 4 | Terrell | Landline or VoIP | U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS (671J) | DLLSTXHW6MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 5 | Terrell | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 6 | Terrell | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | DLLTTXID1MD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 7 | Terrell | Landline or VoIP | AT&T CORP. (516C) | RCSNTXHVBMD | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 8 | Terrell | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | DALLAS | 552 | — | — |
| 972-210 | 9 | Terrell | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX (6506) | DLLSTXJFDMD | 552 | — | — |
Block-level assignments from the North American Numbering Plan administrator, via localcallingguide.com.
Assigned Prefixes
786
Assignment Blocks
5,202
Rate Centers
72
Carriers of Record
47
| Type | Blocks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landline | 1,977 | 38% |
| Landline or VoIP | 2,171 | 42% |
| Wireless | 1,053 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0% |
| Carrier | Blocks |
|---|---|
| SOUTHWESTERN BELL | 1,359 |
| FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS | 587 |
| ONVOY, LLC - TX | 434 |
| T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 424 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | 422 |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | 369 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX | 244 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX | 242 |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX | 161 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 142 |
| 37 other carriers | 818 |
Carrier of record for each block. Numbers ported to another carrier keep their original block assignment, so this is not a lookup of who serves a given number today.
| Rate Center | Prefixes | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 247 | 1,667 |
| Plano | 92 | 452 |
| Grand Prairie EMS | 73 | 353 |
| Irving | 70 | 440 |
| Grand Prairie | 61 | 501 |
| Carrollton | 28 | 148 |
| Lewisville | 25 | 105 |
| Irving EMS | 20 | 160 |
| McKinney | 14 | 84 |
| Frisco EACS | 13 | 73 |
| Allen EACS | 9 | 39 |
| McKinney EMS | 9 | 59 |
| Frisco | 8 | 88 |
| Dallas Fort Worth Airport EMS | 6 | 36 |
| Terrell | 6 | 56 |
| Allen | 5 | 55 |
| Cedar Hill | 5 | 35 |
| De Soto | 5 | 25 |
| Lewisville EMS | 5 | 35 |
| Waxahachie | 5 | 35 |
| Dallas Fort Worth Airport | 4 | 44 |
| Waxahachie EMS | 4 | 24 |
| Ennis | 3 | 23 |
| Italy | 3 | 33 |
| Prosper | 3 | 23 |
| Rockwall | 3 | 13 |
| Seagoville | 3 | 23 |
| Blue Ridge | 2 | 22 |
| Bristol | 2 | 22 |
| Cedar Hill EMS | 2 | 22 |
| Ennis EMS | 2 | 22 |
| Ferris | 2 | 22 |
| Forney | 2 | 22 |
| Josephine | 2 | 22 |
| Nevada | 2 | 22 |
| Prosper EMS | 2 | 22 |
| Rockwall EACS | 2 | 2 |
| Scurry | 2 | 22 |
| Wilmer | 2 | 22 |
| Anna | 1 | 11 |
| Avalon | 1 | 9 |
| Bardwell | 1 | 11 |
| Bristol EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Celina | 1 | 11 |
| Combine | 1 | 11 |
| Combine EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Crandall | 1 | 11 |
| Crandall EMS | 1 | 11 |
| De Soto (Ovilla) | 1 | 11 |
| Farmersville | 1 | 10 |
| Farmersville EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Ferris EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Forney EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Kaufman | 1 | 1 |
| Kaufman EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Maypearl | 1 | 11 |
| Midlothian | 1 | 11 |
| Midlothian EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Milford | 1 | 11 |
| Nevada EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Palmer | 1 | 11 |
| Palmer EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Princeton | 1 | 11 |
| Princeton EMS | 1 | 10 |
| Red Oak | 1 | 11 |
| Red Oak (Ovilla) | 1 | 11 |
| Red Oak EMS | 1 | 1 |
| Royse City | 1 | 11 |
| Royse City EMS | 1 | 11 |
| Terrell EMS | 1 | 1 |
| Venus | 1 | 11 |
| Wilmer EMS | 1 | 11 |
A rate center is the telephone exchange area a number is homed to. It sets local calling boundaries, and is not the caller's current location.
Area code 972 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to Texas, United States. It is one of 29 area codes serving Texas. As population and demand for phone numbers grew, the region was divided into multiple numbering plan areas to avoid exhausting the available 7-digit number pool.
Yes. 972 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to Texas, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 972 covers 72 cities and communities in Texas, including Allen, Allen Eacs, Anna, Avalon, Bardwell, and 67 more localities. This is based on telephone company rate center data — the geographic areas carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 972 area code observe Central Time (IANA timezone: America/Chicago). Central Time is UTC−6 in winter (CST) and UTC−5 in summer (CDT). When placing a call to a 972 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within Texas, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 972 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 972 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 972 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +19725550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.