Texas, United States
Central Time
12:23 AM
Area Code
979
State / Province
Texas
Country
United States
Time Zone
Central Time
Area code 979 covers 53 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:+19795550100">+19795550100</a><a href="tel:+19795550199">+19795550199</a>Look up which exchange in Texas a specific 979 number is homed to, and whether its block is wireline or wireless. See what a reverse lookup can establish before relying on the answer.
411 active prefixes in this area code, assigned as 3,111 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 3,111
| NPA-NXX | Block | Rate centre | Type | Carrier (OCN) | Switch | LATA | LIR | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 979-200 | 0 | Caldwell | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 1 | Caldwell | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 2 | Caldwell | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | BRYNTXXAQMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 3 | Caldwell | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | BRYNTXXAQMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 4 | Caldwell | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | BRYNTXXAQMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 5 | Caldwell | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 6 | Caldwell | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | BRYNTXXAQMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 7 | Caldwell | Landline or VoIP | YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - TX (327E) | BRYNTX01VMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 8 | Caldwell | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | 9 | Caldwell | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-200 | A | Caldwell | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 0 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 1 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 2 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 3 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 4 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 5 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 6 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 7 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC (508J) | HSTSTXJV6MD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 8 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | 9 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-201 | A | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 0 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 1 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 2 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 3 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 OF TELECOM OF TEXAS, LLC - TX (7074) | HSTGTX05AMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 4 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 5 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 6 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | TELNYX LLC (073H) | HSTNTXJAX3Y | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 7 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 8 | Freeport | Landline or VoIP | TELNYX LLC (073H) | HSTNTXJAX3Y | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | 9 | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-202 | A | Freeport | Wireless | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6701) | HSTDTXBGBMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 0 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 1 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 2 | Brenham | Landline or VoIP | TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. (145J) | — | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 3 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 4 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 5 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 6 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 7 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 8 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | 9 | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-203 | A | Brenham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | HSTPTXJAAMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-204 | A | Bryan-College Station | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTX01EMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 0 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX (004F) | HSTNTXGI0MD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 1 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 2 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 3 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 4 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 5 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 6 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX (7138) | HSTNTX01MMD | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 7 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 8 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | HOUSTON | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | 9 | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline | WINDSTREAM SUGAR LAND, LLC (2147) | SWEENY | 560 | — | — |
| 979-205 | A | Sweeny-Old Ocean | Landline | WINDSTREAM SUGAR LAND, LLC (2147) | SWEENY | 560 | — | — |
| 979-206 | 0 | La Grange | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-206 | 2 | La Grange | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | BRYNTXXAQMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-206 | A | La Grange | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - TX (903C) | BRYNTXXAQMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 0 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 1 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 2 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 3 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 4 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 5 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 6 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 7 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 8 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | 9 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-207 | A | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | COLLEGE STATION MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-208 | 7 | Warrenton | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-208 | 8 | Warrenton | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-208 | 9 | Warrenton | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-208 | A | Warrenton | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 0 | Bryan-College Station | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | BRYNTX05X0X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 1 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | BRYAN MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 2 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | BRYAN MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 3 | Bryan-College Station | Landline or VoIP | CSC VOICE, LLC (612K) | — | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 4 | Bryan-College Station | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTX01EMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 5 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | BRYAN MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 6 | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | BRYAN MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 7 | Bryan-College Station | Landline or VoIP | CSC VOICE, LLC (612K) | — | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 8 | Bryan-College Station | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | BRYNTX05X0X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | 9 | Bryan-College Station | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTX01EMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-209 | A | Bryan-College Station | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | BRYAN MAIN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-210 | A | Hearne | Wireless | TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (6820) | BRYAN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 0 | Giddings | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | GIDDINGS | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 1 | Giddings | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 2 | Giddings | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTXXAX4X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 3 | Giddings | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TX (7249) | BRYNTXXAZMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 4 | Giddings | Landline or VoIP | COMMIO, LLC (939H) | BRYNTXEH2MD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 5 | Giddings | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | BRYNTX05X0X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 6 | Giddings | Landline or VoIP | YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - TX (327E) | BRYNTX01VMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 7 | Giddings | Landline or VoIP | YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - TX (327E) | BRYNTX01VMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 8 | Giddings | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX (6114) | BRYNTX05X0X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | 9 | Giddings | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | BRYAN | 570 | — | — |
| 979-212 | A | Giddings | Landline | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (4344) | GIDDINGS | 570 | — | — |
| 979-213 | 0 | Bryan-College Station | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTX01EMD | 570 | — | — |
| 979-213 | 1 | Bryan-College Station | Landline or VoIP | NUSO, LLC (551G) | BRYNTXXAX6X | 570 | — | — |
| 979-213 | 2 | Bryan-College Station | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (6534) | BRYNTX01EMD | 570 | — | — |
Block-level assignments from the North American Numbering Plan administrator, via localcallingguide.com.
Assigned Prefixes
411
Assignment Blocks
3,111
Rate Centers
53
Carriers of Record
57
| Type | Blocks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landline | 597 | 19% |
| Landline or VoIP | 1,334 | 43% |
| Wireless | 1,180 | 38% |
| Carrier | Blocks |
|---|---|
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | 491 |
| ONVOY, LLC - TX | 395 |
| AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 324 |
| SOUTHWESTERN BELL | 283 |
| FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS | 197 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX | 172 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX | 152 |
| ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC | 123 |
| IP HORIZON LLC | 78 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 74 |
| 47 other carriers | 822 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan-College Station | 86 | 531 |
| Angleton | 28 | 295 |
| Clute-Lake Jackson | 20 | 182 |
| Freeport | 20 | 155 |
| Brenham | 19 | 150 |
| Bay City | 17 | 170 |
| El Campo | 14 | 126 |
| La Grange | 11 | 71 |
| Columbus | 10 | 108 |
| Sealy | 10 | 98 |
| Wharton | 10 | 83 |
| Hearne | 9 | 48 |
| Hempstead | 9 | 73 |
| Giddings | 8 | 66 |
| Brazoria | 7 | 46 |
| Garwood | 7 | 71 |
| Bellville | 6 | 65 |
| Caldwell | 6 | 44 |
| Eagle Lake | 6 | 51 |
| Sweeny-Old Ocean | 6 | 46 |
| Wallis | 6 | 48 |
| Kurten | 5 | 35 |
| Burton | 4 | 37 |
| Calvert | 4 | 23 |
| Deanville | 4 | 26 |
| Franklin | 4 | 16 |
| Matagorda | 4 | 36 |
| Schulenburg | 4 | 34 |
| Boling-New Gulf | 3 | 28 |
| Borden | 3 | 13 |
| Damon | 3 | 21 |
| Dime Box | 3 | 17 |
| East Bernard | 3 | 30 |
| Fayetteville | 3 | 20 |
| High Hill | 3 | 16 |
| Lexington | 3 | 16 |
| Markham | 3 | 6 |
| Moravia | 3 | 13 |
| Needville | 3 | 22 |
| Northrup | 3 | 20 |
| Snook-Tunis | 3 | 23 |
| Somerville | 3 | 18 |
| Warrenton | 3 | 16 |
| Weimar | 3 | 18 |
| West Columbia | 3 | 29 |
| Beasley | 2 | 13 |
| Carmine | 2 | 4 |
| Glen Flora | 2 | 11 |
| Hostyn | 2 | 2 |
| Industry | 2 | 5 |
| Louise | 2 | 4 |
| New Ulm | 2 | 10 |
| Plum | 2 | 2 |
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 979 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. 979 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 979 covers 53 cities and communities in Texas, including Angleton, Bay City, Beasley, Bellville, Boling-New Gulf, and 48 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 979 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 979 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 + 979 + 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 1 979 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 979 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +19795550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.