Area Codes for Houston, Texas

There are several area codes actively in use in the Houston metropolitan area, including: 281, 713, 832. These area codes cover Houston proper as well as most of Harris County towns and parts of several surrounding counties, including Galveston, Liberty, Fort Bend, and Brazoria, among others. Outside Houston, a large number of area codes are used in other parts of Texas.

In Houston, area codes are always included in written telephone numbers and area codes must be dialed for all calls, even for local calling. All US phone numbers are 10-digits total, including a 3-digit area code and a 7-digit local subscriber number.

Houston area code information:

Houston area codes:
281, 713, 832
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Area codes are used to route phone calls to a specific geographic area within a country. All area codes in the United States are exactly 3-digits long.

In the past, a given region often had just one area code. Nowadays, many cities and towns in denser urban areas, including Houston, have 2 or more area codes.

To make an inbound international call (or domestic long distance call) to a Houston landline or mobile phone, you need to dial the appropriate 3-digit area code, followed by a 7-digit local subscriber number.

If you don't have a fully specified 10-digit phone number, including area code, you will not be able to complete an inbound call.

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Area Codes Used In & Near Houston, Texas

There are several area codes used in Houston and surrounding areas, include two 'overlay' area codes which have been introduced to provide additional phone number capacity.

Many other area codes are used across the rest of the state of Texas.

Here are the area codes in use for greater Houston metro area.

Houston Area Codes

Area Codes Main Locations
 281 
 713 
 832 
Houston, Pasadena, Missouri City, Sugar Land, Baytown, League City, Pearland
 409  Beaumont, Galveston, Port Arthur, Texas City
 936  Conroe, Huntsville, Lufkin, Nacogdoches
 979  Bryan, College Station, Lake Jackson

To accommodate demand for new phone numbers, Houston has added 'overlay' area codes - meaning that as new phone numbers are needed, a new area code is added within the footprint of an existing area code(s). For instance, the area code 832 was added recently within the footprint of the 281 / 713 area code.

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Area Codes for Towns in Houston Area

Here are the area codes for the 20 or so largest cities and towns in and around Houston, Texas (in alpha order).

Town Area Code(s)
Alvin area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Baytown area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Beaumont area code  409 
Channelview area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Cloverleaf area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Conroe area code  936 
Deer Park area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Galveston area code  409 
Houston area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Humble area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Lake Jackson area code  979 
League City area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Missouri Bend area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Missouri City area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Pasadena area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Pearland area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Rosenberg area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Spring area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Sugar Land area code  281 / 713 / 832 
Texas City area code  409 

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Houston, Texas Area Code Maps

The following maps show area codes for Houston and the state of Texas.

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City Codes vs. Area Codes

In some cases, area codes may be referred to as city codes. However, a 'city code' more correctly refers to the codes used to designate airports and other geographic locations. These codes are issued under the United Nation's UN/LOCODE system and/or the IATA airport coding system. The city code for Houston is HOU.

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