--- title: "Texas phone numbers and area codes | Chargezen" description: "Texas has 29 area codes in service. See each code, its overlays and time zone, and open Texas numbers for calls and texts." url: "https://chargezen.com/phone-numbers/texas" lang: "en" --- Canonical URL: https://chargezen.com/phone-numbers/texas # A Texas business number that answers. Texas has more area codes than any pilot state except California. Its big cities each have an overlay group, while large stretches of rural Texas still have one code each. Get a Texas number for calls and texts, and let Concierge answer it. [Get a Texas number](https://admin.chargezen.com/signup) area codes in service 29 area codes in service time zones Central and Mountain time zones on every number Calls + texts on every number ## Texas area codes. Houston shares five codes: 713, 281, 832, 346 and 621, which NANPA lists as in service from 2025. Dallas shares 214, 469, 972 and 945. Fort Worth uses 817 and 682, San Antonio uses 210 and 726, and Austin uses 512 and 737. Away from the cities, single codes cover wide areas: 806 in the Panhandle, 432 in West Texas around Midland and Odessa, 956 in the Rio Grande Valley and 361 around Corpus Christi. Most of Texas is on Central time. El Paso and the far western tip of the state, area code 915, are on Mountain time. * 210 Since 1992, shares with 726 * 214 Since 1947, shares with 469, 945 and 972 * 254 Since 1997 * 281 Since 1996, shares with 346, 621, 713 and 832 * 325 Since 2003 * 346 Since 2014, shares with 281, 621, 713 and 832 * 361 Since 1999 * 409 Since 1982 * 430 Since 2003, shares with 903 * 432 Since 2003 * 469 Since 1999, shares with 214, 945 and 972 * [512 Since 1947, shares with 737](https://chargezen.com/phone-numbers/texas/512-area-code) * 621 Since 2025, shares with 281, 346, 713 and 832 * 682 Since 2000, shares with 817 * 713 Since 1947, shares with 281, 346, 621 and 832 * 726 Since 2017, shares with 210 * 737 Since 2013, shares with 512 * 806 Since 1957 * 817 Since 1953, shares with 682 * 830 Since 1997 * 832 Since 1999, shares with 281, 346, 621 and 713 * 903 Since 1990, shares with 430 * 915 Since 1947 * 936 Since 2000 * 940 Since 1997 * 945 Since 2021, shares with 214, 469 and 972 * 956 Since 1997 * 972 Since 1996, shares with 214, 469 and 945 * 979 Since 2000 ## Area code guide. Where the code reaches, its overlays and neighbors, and the numbers open right now. * [512 Austin and Central Texas, TX](https://chargezen.com/phone-numbers/texas/512-area-code) ## Open Texas numbers right now. A live sample of local Texas numbers from our carrier, from any of the state's area codes. Numbers are not held, so they can be taken at any time. ## How Concierge answers a Texas number. Customers call or text your local number. A digital employee answers, and your team steps in when it should. 1. 1 ### A customer calls or texts Concierge picks up on your Texas number, recognizes customers by their phone number and pulls up their orders and history. 2. 2 ### It handles the request Order status, changes, refunds within your rules, and questions about your products. 3. 3 ### A teammate joins if needed One tap to join the call. Concierge introduces your teammate to the caller first. 4. 4 ### Everything stays on record Calls and texts land in your team inbox, in one history for each customer. You choose who answers each number: a digital employee takes every call, a teammate gets the first ring and Concierge picks up if nobody answers, or only teammates answer. ## Get a Texas number that answers. Calls and texts on one local number, answered day and night, with your team one tap away. [Get a number](https://admin.chargezen.com/signup) [See Concierge](https://chargezen.com/concierge) ## Common questions ### How many area codes does Texas have? NANPA lists 29 area codes in service in Texas: 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 346, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 621, 682, 713, 726, 737, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 945, 956, 972 and 979. ### What time zone is Texas in? Most of Texas is on Central time. El Paso and the far western tip of the state, area code 915, are on Mountain time. ### Can I text from a Texas number? Yes. A Texas number from Chargezen takes both calls and texts. US carriers require 10DLC registration before a business texts from a local number, and Chargezen files it for you from the details you provide. Concierge answers the texts as well as the calls. ### Can I keep my number if I switch? Yes. Bring your Texas number over from your current provider. Chargezen checks that the number can move, you sign a letter of authorization in Chargezen, and you follow the transfer there. The number stays the same, area code included. ## More phone numbers. 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NANPA lists the original area codes as in service from January 1, 1947. Cities, counties and neighboring codes are public geography. Available numbers come live from our carrier, change constantly and are not held for you.