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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

Area code 281 prefixes

786 of the 786 possible NXX blocks are assigned in area code 281 (100.0% of capacity), spread across 45 rate centers and 28 holders. The largest holders are SOUTHWESTERN BELL (283 blocks, 36.0%), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX (66 blocks, 8.4%), FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (57 blocks, 7.3%). Grouped by brand, AT&T accounts for 356 blocks; brand-attributable holders cover 96% of the code, and the rest are CLECs, VoIP wholesalers and regional carriers that trade under their own names. The assignment records here run from 2001-04-27 to 2026-02-06, with 27 blocks handed out in 2006 alone. 453 blocks (58%) are in thousands-block pooling, meaning the block is shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots rather than held whole – which is why a single NXX can serve several carriers at once. 42 were growth assignments – additional blocks to a carrier that had already filled its earlier ones.

786 assigned blocks of 786
45 rate centers
28 holders of record
58% in thousands-block pooling

Largest holders in 281

Holder of record, as NANPA names itBrandBlocksShare
SOUTHWESTERN BELL AT&T 283 36%
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX Verizon 66 8.4%
FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS Frontier 57 7.3%
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL AT&T 50 6.4%
WINDSTREAM SUGAR LAND, LLC Windstream 38 4.8%
ONVOY, LLC - TX Onvoy 32 4.1%
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TX Verizon 31 3.9%
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX Lumen 29 3.7%
LEVEL 3 OF TELECOM OF TEXAS, LLC - TX Lumen 26 3.3%
GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX – 24 3.1%
AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. T-Mobile 23 2.9%
METROPCS, INC. T-Mobile 22 2.8%

Names are printed as they appear in the assignment records, which is the legal entity rather than the brand. Holding a block is not the same as serving the numbers in it: portability moves numbers between carriers and pooling splits a block between several.

Rate centers with their own page

Rate centers where at least three blocks are assigned, excluding the numbered metro zone codes. The remainder are in the full table below.

All 786 assigned blocks

One row per NXX. “Pooled” means carriers draw 1,000-number lots from the block rather than holding all 10,000, so a pooled prefix can belong to several carriers at once. “Not in service” means assigned but not yet open for calls – a caller ID from one of those is necessarily spoofed. The holder column gives the brand where the legal entity maps to one; the full legal names are in the holders table above, exactly as NANPA records them.

PrefixHolder of recordRate centerAssignedPooledIn service
281-200 Onvoy LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-201 AT&T SUGAR LAND – yes yes
281-202 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – yes yes
281-203 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-204 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-205 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-206 AT&T BARKER – yes yes
281-207 Lumen SUGAR LAND – yes yes
281-208 Frontier STAFFORD – yes yes
281-209 AT&T WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-210 Lumen SPRING – yes yes
281-212 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-213 AT&T CYPRESS – yes yes
281-214 Lumen WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-215 Onvoy SHELDON – yes yes
281-216 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-217 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-218 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-219 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-220 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX HOUSTON – yes yes
281-221 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-222 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-223 Windstream CLEVELAND 2013-05-23 yes yes
281-224 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-225 ETS TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. HOUSTON – – yes
281-226 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-227 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-228 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-229 Verizon DICKINSON 2002-08-20 yes yes
281-230 AT&T WESTFIELD – – yes
281-231 AT&T WESTFIELD 2004-01-20 yes yes
281-232 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – – yes
281-233 AT&T WESTFIELD – – yes
281-234 Consolidated KATY 2006-04-17 yes yes
281-235 T-Mobile BAMMEL – – yes
281-236 T-Mobile HOUSTON – – yes
281-237 Consolidated KATY 2003-10-21 yes yes
281-238 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – yes yes
281-239 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – – yes
281-240 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-241 Lumen DEER PARK – yes yes
281-242 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-243 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-244 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-245 Lumen ALVIN – yes yes
281-246 ETS TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. CYPRESS – – yes
281-247 Lumen CHANNELVW – yes yes
281-248 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-249 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-250 T-Mobile HOUSTON – – yes
281-251 AT&T TOMBALL – – yes
281-252 AT&T PINEHURST – yes yes
281-253 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-254 Verizon HOUSTON 2011-07-05 yes yes
281-255 AT&T TOMBALL – – yes
281-256 AT&T CYPRESS – yes yes
281-257 AT&T TOMBALL – – yes
281-258 AT&T HSTNSUBURB 2002-07-09 yes yes
281-259 AT&T PINEHURST – – yes
281-260 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-261 Frontier STAFFORD – – yes
281-262 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-263 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-264 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-265 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-266 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-267 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-268 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-269 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-270 Onvoy BARKER 2023-09-28 yes yes
281-271 Lumen DEER PARK – yes yes
281-272 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-273 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-274 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-275 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-276 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-277 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-278 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-279 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-280 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-281 USFON, INC. - TX HSTNSUBURB 2023-01-06 yes yes
281-282 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-283 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-284 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-285 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-286 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-287 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-288 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-289 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-290 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-291 AT&T SEABROOK – – yes
281-292 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-293 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-294 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-295 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-296 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-297 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-298 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-299 Verizon ALVIN – yes yes
281-300 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-301 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX BAMMEL – yes yes
281-302 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX SUGAR LAND – yes yes
281-303 Frontier BEACH CITY – yes yes
281-304 AT&T CYPRESS – yes yes
281-305 Lumen PINEHURST 2002-06-26 yes yes
281-306 Lumen SPLENDORA 2002-06-26 yes yes
281-307 Onvoy LA PORTE – yes yes
281-308 TELETOUCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BAMMEL – – yes
281-309 Frontier DICKINSON – yes yes
281-310 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-312 Brightspeed HUMBLE – yes yes
281-313 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-314 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-315 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-316 Frontier LEAGUECITY – – yes
281-317 Onvoy FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-318 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX HUMBLE – yes yes
281-319 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-320 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-321 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-322 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-323 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-324 Frontier HUFFMAN – yes yes
281-325 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-326 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-327 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-328 Frontier CROSBY – – yes
281-329 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-330 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB 2002-01-24 yes yes
281-331 AT&T ALVIN – – yes
281-332 Frontier LEAGUECITY – – yes
281-333 Frontier KEMAH – – yes
281-334 Frontier KEMAH – – yes
281-335 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-336 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-337 Frontier DICKINSON – – yes
281-338 Frontier LEAGUECITY – – yes
281-339 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-340 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-341 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – – yes
281-342 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – – yes
281-343 AT&T SMITHERSLK – yes yes
281-344 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – yes yes
281-345 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-346 AT&T VLY LODGE – yes yes
281-347 Consolidated KATY – – yes
281-348 Brightspeed HUMBLE – yes yes
281-349 Spok HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-350 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-351 AT&T TOMBALL – – yes
281-352 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-353 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-354 Brightspeed PORTER – – yes
281-355 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-356 AT&T PINEHURST – yes yes
281-357 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-358 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-359 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-360 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-361 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-362 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-363 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-364 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-365 Lumen HOUSTON 2017-05-01 yes yes
281-366 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-367 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-368 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-369 Frontier ROSHARON – yes yes
281-370 AT&T TOMBALL – – yes
281-371 Consolidated KATY – yes yes
281-372 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-373 AT&T CYPRESS – – yes
281-374 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-375 Consolidated BROOKSHIRE – yes yes
281-376 AT&T TOMBALL – – yes
281-377 Verizon BAMMEL – yes yes
281-378 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-379 AT&T TOMBALL – – yes
281-380 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-381 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-382 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-383 Frontier BEACH CITY – yes yes
281-384 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-385 Frontier MONTBLVIEU – yes yes
281-386 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-387 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-388 AT&T ALVIN – – yes
281-389 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-390 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-391 Consolidated KATY – – yes
281-392 Consolidated KATY – – yes
281-393 AT&T LIVERPOOL – yes yes
281-394 Consolidated KATY – yes yes
281-395 Consolidated KATY – yes yes
281-396 Consolidated KATY – yes yes
281-397 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-398 AT&T BARKER – – yes
281-399 AT&T SPLENDORA – yes yes
281-400 Onvoy FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-401 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-402 Windstream LA PORTE – yes yes
281-403 Frontier STAFFORD – – yes
281-404 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX HOUSTON – yes yes
281-405 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-406 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-407 Lumen HOUSTON 2011-05-13 yes yes
281-408 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-409 Verizon HOUSTON 2007-09-04 yes yes
281-410 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX STAFFORD – yes yes
281-412 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-413 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-414 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-415 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-416 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-417 Lumen LA PORTE – yes yes
281-418 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-419 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-420 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-421 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-422 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-423 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-424 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-425 Frontier BAYTOWN – yes yes
281-426 Frontier HIGHLANDS – yes yes
281-427 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-428 Frontier BAYTOWN – yes yes
281-429 Brightspeed PORTER HTS – yes yes
281-430 ETS TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. SPRING – – yes
281-431 Frontier ARCOLA – yes yes
281-432 AT&T CLEVELAND – yes yes
281-433 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-434 American Messaging HOUSTON – – yes
281-435 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-436 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-437 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-438 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-439 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-440 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-441 Brightspeed HUMBLE – yes yes
281-442 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-443 AT&T WESTFIELD – – yes
281-444 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-445 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-446 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-447 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-448 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-449 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-450 AT&T HOUSTON 2001-05-08 – yes
281-451 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-452 AT&T CHANNELVW – – yes
281-453 Onvoy BAMMEL – – yes
281-454 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-455 AT&T HOUSTON 2001-05-11 – yes
281-456 AT&T SHELDON – yes yes
281-457 AT&T CHANNELVW – – yes
281-458 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-459 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-460 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-461 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-462 Frontier CROSBY – yes yes
281-463 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-464 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-465 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-466 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-467 AT&T HOUSTON 2001-05-11 – yes
281-468 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-469 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-470 AT&T LA PORTE – – yes
281-471 AT&T LA PORTE – – yes
281-472 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-473 Onvoy HSTNSUBURB 2024-11-20 yes yes
281-474 AT&T SEABROOK – – yes
281-475 Verizon SPRING 2008-03-26 yes yes
281-476 AT&T DEER PARK – yes yes
281-477 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-478 AT&T DEER PARK – yes yes
281-479 AT&T DEER PARK – – yes
281-480 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-481 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-482 AT&T FRIENDSWD – – yes
281-483 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-484 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-485 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-486 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-487 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-488 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-489 AT&T MANVEL – – yes
281-490 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-491 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-492 AT&T BARKER – yes yes
281-493 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-494 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-495 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-496 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-497 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-498 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-499 Frontier STAFFORD – – yes
281-500 Lumen LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-501 Comcast HOUSTON 2006-11-21 yes yes
281-502 Verizon HIGHLANDS – yes yes
281-503 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX PORTER HTS – yes yes
281-504 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-505 Verizon KATY 2019-02-08 yes yes
281-506 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-507 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-508 AT&T DICKINSON 2006-05-15 yes yes
281-509 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-510 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-512 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB 2012-10-02 yes yes
281-513 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-514 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-515 AT&T BAYTOWN 2006-05-15 yes yes
281-516 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-517 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-518 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-519 Lumen MANVEL – yes yes
281-520 Verizon HOUSTON 2006-03-27 yes yes
281-521 Frontier KEMAH – – yes
281-522 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-523 Frontier KEMAH – – yes
281-524 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-525 Frontier LEAGUECITY – yes yes
281-526 Frontier LEAGUECITY – – yes
281-527 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-528 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-529 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-530 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-531 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-532 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-533 AT&T VLY LODGE – yes yes
281-534 Frontier DICKINSON – – yes
281-535 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-536 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-537 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-538 Frontier KEMAH – – yes
281-539 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-540 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-541 T-Mobile SPRING – yes yes
281-542 AT&T DEER PARK – yes yes
281-543 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-544 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-545 AT&T SMITHERSLK – yes yes
281-546 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-547 Lumen TOMBALL – yes yes
281-548 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-549 AT&T KEMAH – yes yes
281-550 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-551 Spok BAMMEL – – yes
281-552 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-553 Verizon WESTFIELD – – yes
281-554 Frontier LEAGUECITY – – yes
281-556 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-557 Frontier LEAGUECITY – yes yes
281-558 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-559 Frontier KEMAH – yes yes
281-560 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-561 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-562 AT&T BAMMEL 2019-01-10 yes yes
281-563 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-564 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-565 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-566 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-567 American Messaging HOUSTON – – yes
281-568 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-569 Lumen BAMMEL – yes yes
281-570 Lumen HUMBLE – yes yes
281-571 AT&T SATSUMA – yes yes
281-572 Brightspeed PORTER HTS – yes yes
281-573 Frontier BEACH CITY – yes yes
281-574 Consolidated KATY – yes yes
281-575 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-576 Frontier MONTBLVIEU – yes yes
281-577 Brightspeed PORTER – yes yes
281-578 AT&T BARKER – – yes
281-579 AT&T BARKER – – yes
281-580 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-581 AT&T LIVERPOOL – yes yes
281-582 Lumen HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-583 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-584 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-585 AT&T ALVIN – – yes
281-586 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-587 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-588 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-589 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-590 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-591 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-592 AT&T CLEVELAND – – yes
281-593 AT&T CLEVELAND – yes yes
281-594 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-595 Frontier ROSHARON – yes yes
281-596 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-597 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-598 Onvoy HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-599 AT&T BARKER – – yes
281-600 Onvoy BARKER – yes yes
281-601 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX PORTER – yes yes
281-602 Lumen SPRING – yes yes
281-603 Onvoy KEMAH – yes yes
281-604 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-605 Verizon HOUSTON 2006-06-07 yes yes
281-606 Onvoy HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-607 Verizon MANVEL – yes yes
281-608 T-Mobile HUMBLE 2006-08-18 yes yes
281-609 Lumen SHELDON – yes yes
281-610 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-612 Comcast FRIENDSWD 2015-08-11 yes yes
281-613 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-614 Frontier DICKINSON – yes yes
281-615 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-616 AT&T BARKER – yes yes
281-617 Onvoy HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-618 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-619 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-620 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-621 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-622 AT&T CLEVELAND – yes yes
281-623 AT&T HUMBLE 2017-11-02 yes yes
281-624 Comcast BAMMEL 2012-08-21 yes yes
281-625 Verizon LANGHAMCRK 2026-02-06 yes yes
281-626 Onvoy ROSHARON 2020-07-06 yes yes
281-627 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-628 T-Mobile BAYTOWN – yes yes
281-629 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-630 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-631 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-632 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-633 AT&T RICHMNRNBG – yes yes
281-634 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-635 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-636 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-637 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-638 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-639 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-640 Lumen SATSUMA – yes yes
281-641 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-642 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB 2002-10-18 yes yes
281-643 Onvoy MANVEL – yes yes
281-644 Consolidated KATY – yes yes
281-645 Lumen WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-646 AT&T BARKER – – yes
281-647 AT&T BARKER – – yes
281-648 AT&T FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-649 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-650 T-Mobile BAMMEL – – yes
281-651 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-652 AT&T HOUSTON – yes yes
281-653 Lumen SATSUMA – yes yes
281-654 AT&T BAMMEL 2001-04-27 yes yes
281-655 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-656 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-657 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-658 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-659 AT&T CLEVELAND – yes yes
281-660 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-661 Lumen HOUSTON – yes yes
281-662 T-Mobile CHANNELVW 2013-06-18 yes yes
281-663 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-664 Onvoy SATSUMA – yes yes
281-665 Consolidated KATY 2012-09-11 yes yes
281-666 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX CROSBY – yes yes
281-667 Verizon APOLLO – yes yes
281-668 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-669 AT&T HOUSTON 2002-01-28 yes yes
281-670 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-671 Verizon SATSUMA – yes yes
281-672 Frontier LEAGUECITY – yes yes
281-673 Verizon BAMMEL – yes yes
281-674 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-675 AT&T BARKER – yes yes
281-676 Verizon BARKER – yes yes
281-677 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-678 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX DICKINSON – yes yes
281-679 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-680 Onvoy DEER PARK – yes yes
281-681 AT&T SPRING – – yes
281-682 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-683 T-Mobile BAYTOWN 2001-06-20 yes yes
281-684 AT&T HOUSTON 2001-05-11 – yes
281-685 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-686 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-687 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-688 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX HIGHLANDS – yes yes
281-689 AT&T SPLENDORA – – yes
281-690 AT&T SUGAR LAND 2006-05-15 yes yes
281-691 AT&T BAYTOWN 2004-03-04 yes yes
281-692 AT&T MANVEL – yes yes
281-693 Consolidated KATY – yes yes
281-694 Onvoy SEABROOK – yes yes
281-695 Onvoy CHANNELVW – yes yes
281-696 T-Mobile BAMMEL 2020-12-18 yes yes
281-697 Onvoy SUGAR LAND 2020-12-22 yes yes
281-698 Lumen BARKER – yes yes
281-699 Onvoy CROSBY 2021-01-04 yes yes
281-701 T-Mobile BAMMEL – – yes
281-702 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-703 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-704 T-Mobile BAMMEL – – yes
281-705 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-706 AT&T HUMBLE 2006-10-04 yes yes
281-707 Frontier BAYTOWN – yes yes
281-708 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-709 Verizon APOLLO – yes yes
281-710 Verizon ARCOLA – yes yes
281-712 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX KATY – yes yes
281-713 AT&T HUMBLE 2007-09-05 yes yes
281-714 Verizon HOUSTON 2007-07-10 yes yes
281-715 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX DEER PARK – yes yes
281-716 Verizon BAMMEL – yes yes
281-717 Verizon BARKER – yes yes
281-718 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-719 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-720 Verizon SATSUMA – yes yes
281-721 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-722 Verizon HOUSTON 2025-12-03 yes yes
281-723 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-724 Comcast LEAGUECITY – yes yes
281-725 AT&T RICHMNRNBG 2006-03-07 yes yes
281-726 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-727 AT&T HOUSTON – yes yes
281-728 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-729 Comcast DICKINSON 2019-04-30 yes yes
281-730 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-731 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-732 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-733 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-734 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-735 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-736 T-Mobile BAMMEL 2006-01-05 yes yes
281-737 Lumen SATSUMA 2009-03-18 yes yes
281-738 Lumen BEACH CITY 2006-02-11 yes yes
281-739 AT&T BAYTOWN 2006-01-05 yes yes
281-740 Verizon HOUSTON 2006-09-22 yes yes
281-741 Comcast HSTNSUBURB 2006-11-21 yes yes
281-742 AT&T WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-743 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-744 Verizon HOUSTON – – yes
281-745 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-746 AT&T CYPRESS 2006-01-13 yes yes
281-747 Brightspeed PORTER 2001-05-22 yes yes
281-748 T-Mobile BAMMEL – – yes
281-749 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-750 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX RICHMNRNBG – yes yes
281-751 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX MONTBLVIEU – yes yes
281-752 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-753 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-754 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-755 Verizon HOUSTON 2005-03-18 yes yes
281-756 AT&T ALVIN – yes yes
281-757 Verizon HOUSTON 2005-05-11 yes yes
281-758 AT&T CYPRESS 2005-12-08 yes yes
281-759 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-760 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-761 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX CLEVELAND – yes yes
281-762 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX RICHMNRNBG – yes yes
281-763 Lumen HOUSTON 2006-01-05 yes yes
281-764 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX HUFFMAN – yes yes
281-765 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-766 Onvoy PINEHURST – yes yes
281-767 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX ROSHARON – yes yes
281-768 Verizon HOUSTON 2006-04-27 yes yes
281-769 Lumen KATY – yes yes
281-770 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-771 AT&T SPRING 2014-06-09 yes yes
281-772 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-773 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-774 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-775 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-776 AT&T HSTNSUBURB 2001-12-27 – yes
281-777 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-778 ETS TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. MISSOURICY – – yes
281-779 T-Mobile HOUSTON 2006-03-13 yes yes
281-780 T-Mobile HOUSTON 2006-05-18 yes yes
281-781 Lumen BAMMEL – yes yes
281-782 AT&T HOUSTON 2001-05-08 – yes
281-783 Lumen SHELDON – yes yes
281-784 AT&T WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-785 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-786 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-787 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-788 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-789 Comcast PINEHURST 2005-09-19 yes yes
281-790 T-Mobile SPRING 2022-03-03 yes yes
281-791 MATRIX TELECOM, LLC. S/I/I TNCI - TX SPRING – – yes
281-792 AT&T APOLLO – – yes
281-793 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-794 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-795 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-796 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-797 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-798 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-799 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-800 Peerless HOUSTON – – yes
281-801 Peerless SPRING – yes yes
281-802 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-803 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX TOMBALL – yes yes
281-804 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-805 Onvoy HSTNSUBURB 2022-04-28 yes yes
281-806 AT&T CLEVELAND 2006-12-18 yes yes
281-807 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-808 T-Mobile APOLLO – yes yes
281-809 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-810 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-812 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-813 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-814 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-815 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-816 Lumen FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-817 Verizon DEER PARK – yes yes
281-818 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-819 Verizon FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-820 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-821 AT&T WESTFIELD – – yes
281-822 Onvoy HOUSTON – – yes
281-823 Lumen APOLLO – yes yes
281-824 AT&T ALVIN – yes yes
281-825 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-826 AT&T TOMBALL – yes yes
281-827 T-Mobile HOUSTON – – yes
281-828 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX BARKER – yes yes
281-829 AT&T BARKER – yes yes
281-830 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-831 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-832 Verizon HOUSTON 2007-11-27 yes yes
281-833 Onvoy HOUSTON – yes yes
281-834 Frontier BAYTOWN – – yes
281-835 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-836 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-837 Frontier BAYTOWN – yes yes
281-838 Frontier BAYTOWN – yes yes
281-839 Frontier BAYTOWN – yes yes
281-840 Verizon HOUSTON 2006-07-25 yes yes
281-841 Verizon HOUSTON 2006-01-04 yes yes
281-842 AT&T LA PORTE – yes yes
281-843 Frontier HIGHLANDS – yes yes
281-844 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-845 Lumen ARCOLA – yes yes
281-846 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-847 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-848 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-849 Lumen LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-850 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-851 AT&T HOUSTON – – yes
281-852 Brightspeed HUMBLE – – yes
281-853 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-854 Lumen HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-855 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-856 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-857 Lumen HOUSTON 2005-03-14 yes yes
281-858 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-859 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-860 AT&T CHANNELVW – yes yes
281-861 AT&T LANGHAMCRK – yes yes
281-862 AT&T CHANNELVW – yes yes
281-863 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-864 AT&T CHANNELVW – yes yes
281-865 T-Mobile HOUSTON 2007-06-22 yes yes
281-866 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-867 AT&T LA PORTE – yes yes
281-868 Verizon BAYTOWN 2020-10-02 yes yes
281-869 Lumen WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-870 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-871 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-872 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-873 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-874 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-875 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-876 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-877 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-878 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-879 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-880 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-881 Verizon HOUSTON 2006-01-24 yes yes
281-882 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-883 Lumen HUMBLE – yes yes
281-884 AT&T DEER PARK – yes yes
281-885 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-886 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-887 Lumen SATSUMA 2010-04-22 yes yes
281-888 Lumen HOUSTON 2007-06-07 yes yes
281-889 Verizon HOUSTON 2007-05-04 yes yes
281-890 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-891 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-892 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-893 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-894 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-895 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-896 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB 2007-08-03 yes yes
281-897 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-898 AT&T APOLLO 2002-01-07 yes yes
281-899 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-900 Verizon HOUSTON 2007-09-04 yes yes
281-901 Verizon HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-902 Lumen HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-903 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX SUGAR LAND – yes yes
281-904 Verizon HOUSTON 2007-01-25 yes yes
281-905 T-Mobile HOUSTON 2006-04-11 yes yes
281-906 Verizon HOUSTON 2014-02-17 yes yes
281-907 AT&T SPRING – yes yes
281-908 AT&T HOUSTON 2011-07-29 yes yes
281-909 AT&T SEABROOK – yes yes
281-910 Verizon DICKINSON – – yes
281-912 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX HSTNSUBURB 2006-01-05 yes yes
281-913 Brightspeed HUMBLE – yes yes
281-914 Lumen HOUSTON – yes yes
281-915 Lumen ARCOLA – yes yes
281-916 Lumen KEMAH 2006-01-05 yes yes
281-917 Verizon BAYTOWN 2007-04-02 yes yes
281-918 Comcast BEACH CITY 2007-04-10 yes yes
281-919 AT&T BAMMEL – yes yes
281-920 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-921 Lumen HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-922 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-923 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-924 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-925 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-926 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-927 AT&T BAMMEL – – yes
281-928 AT&T HOUSTON 2011-07-29 yes yes
281-929 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-930 AT&T DEER PARK – yes yes
281-931 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-932 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-933 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-934 Consolidated BROOKSHIRE – yes yes
281-935 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-936 AT&T HOUSTON 2001-10-22 yes yes
281-937 AT&T SMITHERSLK – yes yes
281-938 Onvoy APOLLO – – yes
281-939 AT&T SPRING 2017-10-17 yes yes
281-940 Onvoy HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-941 Lumen LA PORTE – yes yes
281-942 Comcast SEABROOK – yes yes
281-943 Lumen BAMMEL – yes yes
281-944 Lumen BARKER – yes yes
281-945 Onvoy BARKER 2003-06-16 yes yes
281-946 Windstream DEER PARK – yes yes
281-947 Windstream FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-948 T-Mobile BAMMEL – – yes
281-949 Verizon SATSUMA – yes yes
281-951 Onvoy WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-952 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-953 Onvoy HOUSTON – – yes
281-954 Windstream APOLLO – yes yes
281-955 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-956 Onvoy APOLLO – yes yes
281-957 Lumen KEMAH – yes yes
281-960 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-961 Verizon LANGHAMCRK – – yes
281-962 Verizon SHELDON – yes yes
281-963 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-964 Brightspeed HUMBLE – yes yes
281-965 T-Mobile HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-966 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-967 Verizon DICKINSON 2014-02-26 yes yes
281-968 Lumen ALVIN – yes yes
281-969 Verizon STAFFORD – yes yes
281-970 AT&T SATSUMA – – yes
281-971 Lumen HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-972 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX ARCOLA – yes yes
281-973 Lumen HUMBLE – yes yes
281-974 Verizon HOUSTON – yes yes
281-975 Lumen BAMMEL – yes yes
281-977 TPx HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-978 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-979 Verizon HOUSTON 2007-10-16 yes yes
281-980 Windstream SUGAR LAND – – yes
281-981 Spok HOUSTON – – yes
281-982 Verizon WESTFIELD – yes yes
281-983 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-984 Onvoy APOLLO – yes yes
281-985 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-986 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-987 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – yes yes
281-988 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-989 T-Mobile HOUSTON – yes yes
281-990 AT&T APOLLO – yes yes
281-991 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-992 AT&T FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-993 AT&T FRIENDSWD – yes yes
281-994 Lumen BARKER – yes yes
281-995 T-Mobile HOUSTON 2007-06-26 yes yes
281-996 AT&T FRIENDSWD – – yes
281-997 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-998 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes
281-999 AT&T HSTNSUBURB – – yes

Frequently asked

How many prefixes does area code 281 have?

786 NXX blocks are assigned of 786 possible. Each block is 10,000 consecutive numbers, so the code currently covers about 7,860 thousand-number ranges across 45 rate centers.

What do the first three digits after 281 tell me?

They identify the block, which tells you the rate center it was allocated to and the carrier that received it. They do not tell you who serves the number today: portability moves numbers between carriers, and pooling splits a block between several of them.

Is a 281 prefix tied to a specific town?

To a rate center, which is billing geography rather than a town. NANPA abbreviates rate center names to ten characters and in large metros uses zone codes, so the name is a NANPA label, not a place name.

What does “pooled” mean in the 281 table?

That the block is in thousands-block pooling: carriers draw 1,000-number lots from it instead of taking all 10,000. 453 of 281's blocks are pooled, which is how regulators slowed down area code exhaustion – and why one prefix can belong to several carriers.

Source and limits

NANPA CO Code Assignment Records, all states, utilized codes, file updated 11/01/2026 – the rows where the record's Use field is “AS” (assigned). Unavailable codes are excluded. The records say who received a block and when, not who serves a particular number today.

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