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Area code in Texas, United States
Numbering plan areas and area codes of Texas with numbering plan area 979 highlighted.
Area code 979 is a telephone
area code in the
North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the
U.S. state of
Texas . The numbering plan area comprises the region generally following the
Brazos River found between the
Austin and
Houston metro areas and its surrounding communities, stretching from just south of
Waco to the Gulf Coast. It was created on February 13, 2000, in a split from
area code 409 .
Service area
The counties served by area code 979 are:
Austin ,
Brazoria ,
Brazos ,
Burleson ,
Colorado ,
Fayette ,
Fort Bend ,
Lee ,
Matagorda ,
Milam ,
Robertson ,
Waller ,
Washington and
Wharton .
The area includes the following cities and towns:
Alleyton ,
Altair ,
Angleton ,
Bay City ,
Beasley ,
Bellville ,
Bleiblerville ,
Boling ,
Brazoria ,
Brenham ,
Bryan ,
Burton ,
Caldwell ,
Calvert ,
Carmine ,
Cat Spring ,
Cedar Lane ,
Chappell Hill ,
Chriesman ,
Clute ,
College Station ,
Columbus ,
Damon ,
Danbury ,
Danciger ,
Danevang ,
Deanville ,
Dime Box ,
Eagle Lake ,
East Bernard ,
Egypt ,
El Campo ,
Ellinger ,
Fayetteville ,
Franklin ,
Freeport ,
Garwood ,
Gause ,
Giddings ,
Glen Flora ,
Glidden ,
Guy ,
Hearne ,
Hempstead ,
Hungerford ,
Industry ,
Kendleton ,
Kenney ,
Kurten ,
La Grange ,
Lake Jackson ,
Lane City ,
Ledbetter ,
Lexington ,
Lincoln ,
Lissie ,
Louise ,
Lyons ,
Markham ,
Matagorda ,
Millican ,
Mumford ,
Nada ,
Navasota ,
Needville ,
New Baden ,
New Ulm ,
Oakland ,
Old Ocean ,
Orchard ,
Pierce ,
Pledger ,
Plum ,
Prairie Hill ,
Pine Island ,
Rock Island ,
Round Top ,
San Felipe ,
Schulenburg ,
Sealy ,
Sheridan ,
Somerville ,
Sweeny ,
Van Vleck ,
Wadsworth ,
Wallis ,
Warda ,
Warrenton ,
Weimar ,
Wellborn ,
West Columbia ,
West Point ,
Wharton , and
Wheelock .
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
North :
254 ,
430/903
West :
512/737 ,
361
area code 979
East :
281/346/713/832 ,
409 ,
936
South :
Gulf of Mexico