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Area code in south Texas, United States
Area code 956 is a telephone
area code in the
North American Numbering Plan for the Lower and Middle
Rio Grande Valley regions in the
U.S. state of
Texas. The
numbering plan area includes the communities of
Brownsville,
McAllen,
Laredo and
South Padre Island. The area code was created May 25, 1997, in a split from
area code 210.
Service area
Counties served by this area code:
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Cameron,
Hidalgo,
Jim Hogg,
La Salle,
Starr,
Webb,
Willacy, and
Zapata
Towns and cities served by this area code:
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Alamo,
Brownsville,
Combes,
Delmita,
Donna,
Edcouch,
Edinburg,
Elsa,
Encinal,
Falcon Heights,
Garciasville,
Grulla,
Guerra,
Hargill,
Harlingen,
Hidalgo,
La Blanca,
La Feria,
La Joya,
La Villa,
Laredo,
Lasara,
Linn,
Lopeño,
Los Ebanos,
Los Fresnos,
Los Indios,
Lozano,
Lyford,
McAllen,
Mercedes,
Mission,
Olmito,
Peñitas,
Pharr,
Port Isabel,
Port Mansfield,
Progreso,
Raymondville,
Rio Grande City,
Rio Hondo,
Roma,
Salineno,
San Benito,
San Isidro,
San Juan,
San Perlita,
San Ygnacio,
Santa Elena,
Santa Maria,
Santa Rosa,
Sebastian,
South Padre Island,
Sullivan City,
Weslaco, and
Zapata
See also
External links
Texas area codes:
210/726,
214/469/972,
254,
281/346/713/832,
325,
361,
409,
430/903,
432,
512/737,
682/817,
806,
830,
915,
936,
940,
956,
979
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North:
830
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West: Country code 52 (
Mexico)
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956
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East:
361,
Gulf of Mexico
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South: Country code 52 (
Mexico)
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