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Area code Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA

Area code 806 – Texas

806 has served Texas since 1957. 734 of its 786 number blocks are allocated – about 93% full. No carrier dominates: Other CLEC / VoIP 30.7%, AT&T 27.9%, Windstream 15.3%. 821 FTC complaints named a 806 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, putting it 93rd of 422 codes with five or more complaints. Numbers are spread across 182 rate centers, which is typical of a mostly rural code.

State
Texas
In service since
1957
Time zone
Central
Shares area with
No overlay

Who holds 806 number blocks

Share of the 734 assigned NXX blocks (93.4% of the 786 possible), across 63 carriers. This is share of number blocks, not of subscribers.

  • Other CLEC / VoIP29.6%
  • AT&T27.9%
  • Windstream15.8%
  • Verizon7.1%
  • Onvoy5.6%
  • Lumen5.4%
  • T-Mobile3.8%
  • Bandwidth1.5%
  • Charter1%
  • Telnyx0.7%
  • Comcast0.3%
  • Vonage0.3%
  • Peerless0.3%
  • Dish0.3%
  • Twilio0.3%
  • TPx0.1%
  • 8x80.1%

Spam complaints naming 806

FTC Do Not Call complaints where the caller ID was a 806 number, 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 (33 days). Caller IDs on spam calls are frequently spoofed, so these are complaints about the code, not calls proven to originate in it.

821 complaints in 33 days
#93 of 422 ranked codes

Rate centers in 806

NANPA allocates number blocks to rate centers and records their names abbreviated to ten characters, so these are NANPA's codes rather than place names – CHAMPAURBN is Champaign-Urbana, NWYRCYZN01 is a New York City zone. We show them unchanged instead of guessing at the full names. Showing the largest 5 of 182.

LUBBOCK127
AMARILLO121
PLAINVIEW22
PAMPA17
HEREFORD11

Timeline

  1. 1957 806 goes into service in Texas.

More about 806

Separate pages for the questions that need their own answer: what time it is there, what the complaint data says, who holds the number blocks, and how the code compares with the one it shares its area with.

All prefixes Every one of the 734 assigned NXX blocks, with the holder of each Local time Zone, UTC offset, clock changes and a live clock Spam complaints How often the code appears in FTC complaints, and what to do Carriers Who holds the number blocks, and why that is not who serves them

Frequently asked about 806

What state is area code 806?

Texas.

Is a call from 806 a scam?

Not by itself. 806 drew 821 FTC complaints in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 93rd of 422 ranked codes – mid-pack or lower. Spam callers spoof caller IDs, so the only useful check is the full number.

Which carrier owns 806 numbers?

Other CLEC / VoIP holds the largest share of assigned number blocks at 30.7%. The rest is spread across 3 other carriers. This is share of number blocks, not of subscribers – people keep their numbers when they switch carriers.

Do I need to dial 10 digits in 806?

Yes – ten digits for local calls in 806, because it shares its area with another code.

Sources and verification

NANPA dialing note for this code: “10D”. Reviewed by the data desk. Spotted an error? Request a correction.