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

Area code 979 prefixes

413 of the 786 possible NXX blocks are assigned in area code 979 (52.5% of capacity), spread across 55 rate centers and 50 holders. The largest holders are SOUTHWESTERN BELL (58 blocks, 14.0%), FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS (54 blocks, 13.1%), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (47 blocks, 11.4%). Grouped by brand, AT&T accounts for 111 blocks; brand-attributable holders cover 75% 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 2001-02-08 to 2026-10-05, with 32 blocks handed out in 2004 alone. 318 blocks (77%) 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. 2 assigned blocks (385, 991) are not yet in service: assigned to a carrier but not open for calls, so a caller ID from one is spoofed. 42 were growth assignments – additional blocks to a carrier that had already filled its earlier ones.

413 assigned blocks of 786
55 rate centers
50 holders of record
77% in thousands-block pooling

Largest holders in 979

Holder of record, as NANPA names itBrandBlocksShare
SOUTHWESTERN BELL AT&T 58 14%
FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS Frontier 54 13.1%
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL AT&T 47 11.4%
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX Lumen 30 7.3%
AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. T-Mobile 29 7%
TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. – 24 5.8%
ONVOY, LLC - TX Onvoy 16 3.9%
PEERLESS NETWORK OF TEXAS, LLC - TX Peerless 13 3.1%
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX Verizon 12 2.9%
FRACTEL, LLC – 12 2.9%
GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX – 11 2.7%
EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. – 8 1.9%

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 413 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
979-200 AT&T CALDWELL 2003-05-14 yes yes
979-201 T-Mobile FREEPORT – yes yes
979-202 T-Mobile FREEPORT – yes yes
979-203 AT&T BRENHAM 2003-05-14 yes yes
979-204 AT&T BRYAN 2003-05-15 – yes
979-205 Windstream SWEENY 2017-08-01 yes yes
979-206 Onvoy LA GRANGE 2012-03-07 yes yes
979-207 Frontier BRYAN 2013-03-01 yes yes
979-208 AT&T WARRENTON 2013-07-22 yes yes
979-209 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-210 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HEARNE 2004-06-03 – yes
979-212 Frontier GIDDINGS 2001-06-20 yes yes
979-213 NUSO, LLC BRYAN 2013-03-12 yes yes
979-215 T-Mobile ANGLETON – yes yes
979-216 Lumen BAY CITY – yes yes
979-217 Lumen WALLIS – yes yes
979-218 Verizon BRYAN – – yes
979-219 Verizon BRYAN – – yes
979-220 Verizon BRYAN – – yes
979-221 Lumen HEMPSTEAD – yes yes
979-222 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BRYAN – – yes
979-223 Spok BRYAN – – yes
979-224 AT&T BRYAN – yes yes
979-225 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. BORDEN 2016-04-08 yes yes
979-226 Spok BRYAN – – yes
979-227 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX BELLVILLE – yes yes
979-228 Spok BRYAN – – yes
979-229 AT&T BRYAN – – yes
979-230 AT&T FREEPORT – yes yes
979-231 Bandwidth SEALY 2017-11-27 yes yes
979-232 AT&T EAGLE LAKE 2001-09-18 yes yes
979-233 AT&T FREEPORT – – yes
979-234 AT&T EAGLE LAKE – yes yes
979-235 AT&T FREEPORT – – yes
979-236 AT&T FREEPORT – – yes
979-237 AT&T FREEPORT – – yes
979-238 AT&T FREEPORT – – yes
979-239 AT&T FREEPORT – – yes
979-240 AT&T BAY CITY – yes yes
979-241 AT&T BAY CITY – yes yes
979-242 COLORADO VALLEY TEL. COOP., INC. PLUM – – yes
979-243 AT&T GARWOOD 2001-05-09 yes yes
979-244 AT&T BAY CITY – yes yes
979-245 AT&T BAY CITY – – yes
979-246 Lumen NEEDVILLE 2002-09-12 yes yes
979-247 COLORADO VALLEY TEL. COOP., INC. HOSTYN – – yes
979-248 Verizon BRAZORIA 2001-09-18 yes yes
979-249 COLORADO VALLEY TEL. COOP., INC. WARRENTON – yes yes
979-250 T-Mobile LA GRANGE 2003-11-06 yes yes
979-251 AT&T BRENHAM – – yes
979-252 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. GIDDINGS 2002-01-24 – yes
979-253 Verizon GARWOOD 2001-09-18 yes yes
979-254 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FRANKLIN – – yes
979-255 AT&T BRYAN – – yes
979-256 Lumen SEALY 2002-02-21 yes yes
979-257 T-Mobile EL CAMPO 2002-05-08 yes yes
979-258 Lumen CLTLKJCKSN 2001-12-05 yes yes
979-259 AT&T XXXXXXXXXX – – yes
979-260 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-261 Vonage LA GRANGE 2018-06-18 yes yes
979-262 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WEIMAR 2002-08-22 – yes
979-263 COLORADO VALLEY TEL. COOP., INC. BORDEN – yes yes
979-264 AT&T ANGLETON 2013-11-12 yes yes
979-265 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – – yes
979-266 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-267 T-Mobile ANGLETON 2014-10-31 yes yes
979-268 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-269 Onvoy FREEPORT 2018-08-30 yes yes
979-270 AT&T BELLVILLE 2004-03-09 yes yes
979-271 AT&T DEANVILLE 2004-03-09 yes yes
979-272 Frontier SNOOKTUNIS – yes yes
979-273 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FAYETTEVL 2004-06-03 – yes
979-274 AT&T BELLVILLE 2019-01-22 yes yes
979-275 YK COMMUNICATIONS, LTD - TX EL CAMPO 2016-01-29 – yes
979-276 AT&T GARWOOD 2011-02-02 yes yes
979-277 AT&T BRENHAM – – yes
979-278 INDUSTRY TEL. CO. CARMINE – – yes
979-279 AT&T HEARNE – yes yes
979-280 AT&T HEARNE – yes yes
979-282 AT&T WHARTON – yes yes
979-283 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. LOUISE 2008-07-10 yes yes
979-284 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HIGH HILL 2004-06-03 – yes
979-285 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-286 CSC WIRELESS, LLC BRYAN 2019-03-26 yes yes
979-287 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CALVERT 2004-06-03 – yes
979-288 EDGETEL, LLC ANGLETON 2019-04-03 yes yes
979-289 Frontier BURTON – yes yes
979-290 CSC WIRELESS, LLC BRENHAM 2019-04-01 yes yes
979-291 Bandwidth ANGLETON – yes yes
979-292 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-293 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CALDWELL 2004-06-03 – yes
979-294 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BORDEN 2004-06-03 – yes
979-295 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PLUM 2004-06-03 – yes
979-296 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WARRENTON 2004-06-03 – yes
979-297 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – – yes
979-298 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. NORTHRUP 2004-06-03 – yes
979-299 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-300 Peerless CLTLKJCKSN 2004-04-29 yes yes
979-301 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. KURTEN 2004-06-03 – yes
979-302 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. MORAVIA 2004-06-03 – yes
979-303 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SCHULENBG 2004-06-03 – yes
979-304 T-Mobile GIDDINGS 2004-10-15 yes yes
979-305 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DIME BOX 2004-06-03 – yes
979-306 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HOSTYN 2004-06-03 – yes
979-307 YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - TX BRYAN 2011-02-16 yes yes
979-308 AT&T ANGLETON 2010-01-14 yes yes
979-309 AT&T HIGH HILL 2013-09-18 yes yes
979-310 AT&T EAGLE LAKE 2015-02-09 yes yes
979-312 Lumen FRANKLIN 2013-07-30 yes yes
979-313 Verizon BRAZORIA 2010-05-12 yes yes
979-314 Lumen BRYAN 2002-07-16 yes yes
979-315 Lumen CALDWELL 2002-07-16 yes yes
979-316 Lumen CLTLKJCKSN 2002-07-16 yes yes
979-317 AT&T KURTEN 2016-11-01 yes yes
979-318 Lumen BAY CITY 2002-07-16 yes yes
979-319 Lumen ANGLETON 2002-07-16 yes yes
979-320 Onvoy EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-321 EXIANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC BRYAN 2019-08-27 yes yes
979-322 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SOMERVILLE 2004-06-03 – yes
979-323 AT&T BAY CITY – yes yes
979-324 AT&T BRYAN – – yes
979-325 Verizon GIDDINGS 2008-02-07 yes yes
979-326 Telnyx BRYAN 2019-12-17 yes yes
979-327 AT&T ANGLETON 2020-02-04 yes yes
979-328 AT&T ANGLETON 2020-04-28 yes yes
979-329 AT&T BRYAN 2009-06-11 yes yes
979-330 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX BAY CITY – yes yes
979-331 AT&T ANGLETON 2015-03-17 yes yes
979-332 AT&T EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-333 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. LA GRANGE 2015-11-05 yes yes
979-334 AT&T ANGLETON 2020-07-09 yes yes
979-335 Frontier E BERNARD – yes yes
979-336 FRACTEL, LLC ANGLETON 2020-08-18 yes yes
979-337 AT&T BRENHAM – yes yes
979-338 Verizon LA GRANGE 2008-02-07 yes yes
979-339 Lumen GARWOOD – yes yes
979-340 Telnyx LEXINGTON 2021-03-24 yes yes
979-341 Peerless CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-342 IP HORIZON LLC HEARNE 2021-09-16 yes yes
979-344 NUSO, LLC BRYAN 2021-09-28 yes yes
979-345 Brightspeed W COLUMBIA – yes yes
979-346 COMMIO, LLC MATAGORDA 2022-11-02 yes yes
979-347 AT&T BRENHAM 2016-11-09 yes yes
979-348 FRACTEL, LLC NORTHRUP 2021-03-02 yes yes
979-349 T-Mobile ANGLETON 2022-08-25 yes yes
979-350 T-Mobile GIDDINGS 2022-12-09 yes yes
979-351 T-Mobile SEALY 2023-08-15 yes yes
979-352 Onvoy DEANVILLE 2023-06-22 yes yes
979-353 Lumen BRENHAM 2002-03-29 yes yes
979-354 COMMIO, LLC BURTON 2023-08-16 yes yes
979-355 Dish BRYAN 2023-09-07 yes yes
979-356 FRACTEL, LLC SCHULENBG 2019-09-20 yes yes
979-357 INDUSTRY TEL. CO. INDUSTRY – – yes
979-358 AT&T WHARTON – yes yes
979-359 Onvoy BRYAN 2023-09-25 yes yes
979-360 Verizon BRENHAM 2023-10-02 yes yes
979-361 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-362 Verizon BRAZORIA 2023-10-13 yes yes
979-363 COMMIO, LLC COLUMBUS 2023-12-21 yes yes
979-364 AT&T CALVERT – yes yes
979-365 T-Mobile CLTLKJCKSN 2024-09-18 yes yes
979-366 Frontier NORTHRUP – yes yes
979-367 AT&T KURTEN 2025-06-06 yes yes
979-368 AT&T CALVERT 2025-07-08 yes yes
979-369 WAVENATION, LLC HEARNE 2025-07-18 yes yes
979-370 Charter HEARNE 2025-11-26 yes yes
979-373 AT&T FREEPORT – yes yes
979-376 NUSO, LLC HEARNE 2023-02-16 yes yes
979-378 Frontier FAYETTEVL – yes yes
979-379 Charter CLTLKJCKSN 2021-01-04 yes yes
979-380 Comcast BRYAN 2023-03-01 yes yes
979-383 Onvoy BRYAN 2011-02-22 yes yes
979-385 Peerless BRYAN 2026-10-05 yes no
979-386 FRACTEL, LLC WEIMAR 2021-03-02 yes yes
979-387 Consolidated BEASLEY – yes yes
979-388 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-393 AT&T BRYAN – yes yes
979-398 Verizon WALLIS 2001-10-02 yes yes
979-399 Lumen HEMPSTEAD 2002-03-29 yes yes
979-400 Peerless BRENHAM 2004-04-29 yes yes
979-401 AT&T BAY CITY 2015-09-23 yes yes
979-402 AT&T BRYAN 2006-03-31 yes yes
979-403 AT&T COLUMBUS 2023-03-27 yes yes
979-404 Lumen FAYETTEVL 2007-02-28 yes yes
979-406 AT&T CALDWELL – yes yes
979-407 IP HORIZON LLC SEALY 2024-04-24 yes yes
979-410 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DEANVILLE 2004-06-03 – yes
979-412 T-Mobile BRYAN – yes yes
979-413 Lumen BELLVILLE – yes yes
979-415 AT&T FREEPORT – yes yes
979-416 IP HORIZON LLC BAY CITY 2025-03-25 yes yes
979-417 T-Mobile CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-418 T-Mobile CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-419 IP HORIZON LLC BRENHAM 2025-03-25 yes yes
979-421 AT&T BRENHAM – yes yes
979-422 T-Mobile BRYAN 2003-09-26 yes yes
979-424 Spok CLTLKJCKSN – – yes
979-426 Onvoy MATAGORDA – yes yes
979-428 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX BLNGNWGULF – yes yes
979-429 T-Mobile BAY CITY 2001-04-26 yes yes
979-431 Lumen BRYAN – yes yes
979-432 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX GLEN FLORA – yes yes
979-436 Frontier BRYAN 2001-06-20 yes yes
979-438 RICE TELECOM CORPORATION ANGLETON 2025-05-08 yes yes
979-444 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. CARMINE 2010-01-12 yes yes
979-446 Lumen BRYAN – yes yes
979-450 AT&T BRYAN – yes yes
979-451 AT&T BRENHAM – yes yes
979-452 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX BEASLEY – yes yes
979-453 AT&T WHARTON – yes yes
979-457 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX DAMON – yes yes
979-458 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-459 Brightspeed W COLUMBIA – yes yes
979-464 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX E BERNARD – yes yes
979-465 FRACTEL, LLC ANGLETON 2020-11-19 yes yes
979-468 AHOI LLC LA GRANGE 2026-03-26 yes yes
979-469 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX W COLUMBIA – yes yes
979-471 BCM ONE CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC EAGLE LAKE – – yes
979-472 AT&T SEALY – yes yes
979-473 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX WALLIS – yes yes
979-474 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX SWEENY – yes yes
979-475 Lumen EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-476 AT&T BAY CITY – yes yes
979-478 Frontier WALLIS – yes yes
979-479 AT&T BAY CITY – yes yes
979-480 AT&T CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-481 T-Mobile ANGLETON – yes yes
979-482 T-Mobile FREEPORT – yes yes
979-484 AT&T COLUMBUS – yes yes
979-485 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-487 T-Mobile CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-488 Lumen WHARTON 2002-03-29 yes yes
979-490 Windstream SWEENY – yes yes
979-491 Windstream SWEENY – yes yes
979-492 T-Mobile BRYAN – yes yes
979-493 Onvoy COLUMBUS – yes yes
979-497 Charter KURTEN 2021-05-25 yes yes
979-500 Charter COLUMBUS 2010-11-24 yes yes
979-505 AT&T SCHULENBG – yes yes
979-515 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SNOOKTUNIS 2004-06-03 – yes
979-525 T-Mobile BRENHAM 2001-05-22 yes yes
979-529 Comcast CLTLKJCKSN – yes yes
979-530 Lumen BRENHAM – yes yes
979-531 AT&T WHARTON – yes yes
979-532 AT&T WHARTON – yes yes
979-533 AT&T WHARTON – – yes
979-534 AT&T EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-535 Frontier DEANVILLE – yes yes
979-540 Frontier GIDDINGS – yes yes
979-541 AT&T EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-542 Frontier GIDDINGS – – yes
979-543 AT&T EL CAMPO – – yes
979-548 Windstream SWEENY – yes yes
979-549 AT&T ANGLETON 2001-06-07 yes yes
979-551 AT&T BRENHAM – yes yes
979-553 Consolidated DAMON – yes yes
979-556 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. LEXINGTON 2004-06-03 – yes
979-557 T-Mobile BAY CITY 2001-06-07 yes yes
979-559 T-Mobile WHARTON 2001-04-26 yes yes
979-561 COLORADO VALLEY TEL. COOP., INC. HIGH HILL – yes yes
979-562 COLORADO VALLEY TEL. COOP., INC. MORAVIA – yes yes
979-567 Frontier CALDWELL – – yes
979-571 AT&T BRYAN – – yes
979-574 T-Mobile BRYAN – yes yes
979-575 T-Mobile BRYAN – yes yes
979-577 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. LA GRANGE 2004-06-03 – yes
979-578 AT&T EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-583 Lumen ANGLETON 2001-02-20 yes yes
979-587 AT&T BRYAN 2001-03-14 yes yes
979-588 TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC HEMPSTEAD 2022-03-15 yes yes
979-589 Frontier KURTEN – yes yes
979-595 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-596 Frontier SOMERVILLE – yes yes
979-599 Verizon BRYAN 2003-07-24 yes yes
979-600 Peerless EAGLE LAKE 2004-04-29 yes yes
979-606 MATRIX TELECOM, LLC. S/I/I TNCI - TX HEMPSTEAD – – yes
979-607 Peerless EL CAMPO 2004-03-08 yes yes
979-608 Peerless BELLVILLE 2004-03-08 yes yes
979-609 Peerless BLNGNWGULF 2004-03-08 yes yes
979-610 Peerless BAY CITY 2004-03-08 yes yes
979-612 Peerless ANGLETON 2004-03-08 yes yes
979-614 Peerless FREEPORT 2004-03-08 yes yes
979-616 AT&T EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-617 IP HORIZON LLC EL CAMPO 2025-04-07 yes yes
979-618 T-Mobile WHARTON – yes yes
979-619 IP HORIZON LLC HEMPSTEAD 2025-04-07 yes yes
979-620 IP HORIZON LLC MATAGORDA 2025-04-07 yes yes
979-627 AT&T SEALY – yes yes
979-633 Lumen COLUMBUS 2002-03-29 yes yes
979-635 Lumen EL CAMPO 2002-03-29 yes yes
979-636 Lumen WHARTON 2001-05-14 yes yes
979-637 T-Mobile EL CAMPO – yes yes
979-639 Frontier LA GRANGE 2001-05-17 yes yes
979-645 T-Mobile HEMPSTEAD – yes yes
979-647 Windstream SWEENY – yes yes
979-648 GANADO TELEPHONE CO., INC. DBA YK COMMUNICATIONS LOUISE – – yes
979-652 GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX NEEDVILLE – yes yes
979-657 Frontier BLNGNWGULF – yes yes
979-658 Frontier WALLIS 2001-05-22 yes yes
979-661 T-Mobile BRENHAM – yes yes
979-665 Comcast FREEPORT 2001-10-23 yes yes
979-666 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. MORAVIA 2016-04-08 yes yes
979-675 TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC NEW ULM 2022-01-26 yes yes
979-676 AT&T BRYAN 2001-03-13 yes yes
979-677 Brightspeed GLEN FLORA – – yes
979-680 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-690 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-691 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-693 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-694 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-695 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-696 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-697 Onvoy CALDWELL 2022-11-16 yes yes
979-701 Windstream FRANKLIN 2015-02-18 yes yes
979-702 AT&T LA GRANGE – yes yes
979-703 CSC VOICE, LLC BRYAN – yes yes
979-704 CSC VOICE, LLC BRYAN 2013-11-05 yes yes
979-705 Lumen FREEPORT – yes yes
979-709 T-Mobile FREEPORT – yes yes
979-710 Onvoy HEMPSTEAD – yes yes
979-716 AT&T GIDDINGS – yes yes
979-717 TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BRYAN – – yes
979-721 T-Mobile BRYAN – yes yes
979-725 Frontier WEIMAR – yes yes
979-730 AT&T FREEPORT – yes yes
979-731 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-732 AT&T COLUMBUS – yes yes
979-733 AT&T COLUMBUS – yes yes
979-739 T-Mobile BRYAN – – yes
979-742 Consolidated DAMON – yes yes
979-743 Frontier SCHULENBG – yes yes
979-746 TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC SEALY 2022-01-11 yes yes
979-753 Spok BRENHAM 2001-02-08 – yes
979-758 AT&T GARWOOD – yes yes
979-759 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-764 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-766 FRACTEL, LLC E BERNARD 2020-07-02 yes yes
979-773 Frontier LEXINGTON – yes yes
979-774 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-775 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-776 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-777 AT&T BRYAN – – yes
979-778 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-779 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-783 TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC EAGLE LAKE 2022-03-14 yes yes
979-786 FRACTEL, LLC SOMERVILLE 2021-03-02 yes yes
979-788 FRACTEL, LLC DIME BOX 2021-01-27 yes yes
979-789 FRACTEL, LLC BAY CITY 2021-05-10 yes yes
979-793 Consolidated NEEDVILLE – – yes
979-797 FRACTEL, LLC BURTON 2020-12-28 yes yes
979-798 BRAZORIA TEL. CO. BRAZORIA – – yes
979-799 BRAZORIA TEL. CO. BRAZORIA – yes yes
979-800 Peerless GARWOOD 2004-11-04 yes yes
979-803 Peerless BURTON 2013-09-27 yes yes
979-807 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-810 Onvoy BRYAN 2020-12-08 yes yes
979-814 Charter HEARNE – yes yes
979-820 AT&T BRYAN – yes yes
979-821 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-822 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-823 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-824 AT&T FREEPORT 2001-11-12 yes yes
979-826 AT&T HEMPSTEAD – – yes
979-828 Windstream FRANKLIN – – yes
979-830 AT&T BRENHAM – – yes
979-836 AT&T BRENHAM – – yes
979-837 TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC ANGLETON 2021-04-12 yes yes
979-843 GANADO TELEPHONE CO., INC. DBA YK COMMUNICATIONS MARKHAM – – yes
979-845 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-846 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-847 Frontier BRYAN – – yes
979-848 AT&T ANGLETON – yes yes
979-849 AT&T ANGLETON – – yes
979-855 RICE TELECOM CORPORATION MARKHAM 2025-03-27 – yes
979-859 Onvoy COLUMBUS – yes yes
979-862 Frontier BRYAN – yes yes
979-863 AT&T MATAGORDA – yes yes
979-864 AT&T ANGLETON – yes yes
979-865 AT&T BELLVILLE – yes yes
979-866 TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC CHURCHILL 2022-01-13 yes yes
979-867 COMMIO, LLC BRYAN 2021-05-14 yes yes
979-871 AT&T FREEPORT – yes yes
979-877 AT&T SEALY – yes yes
979-879 HD CARRIER LLC BRYAN 2026-06-05 yes yes
979-884 Frontier DIME BOX – yes yes
979-885 AT&T SEALY – yes yes
979-888 Onvoy ANGLETON 2010-01-12 yes yes
979-895 Twilio BRYAN 2022-02-02 yes yes
979-899 FRACTEL, LLC CALVERT 2020-11-27 yes yes
979-900 T-Mobile ANGLETON – yes yes
979-906 Verizon HEARNE 2005-11-14 yes yes
979-921 AT&T HEMPSTEAD – yes yes
979-922 AT&T ANGLETON – yes yes
979-933 SKYE TELECOM LLC DBA SKYETEL BRYAN 2021-09-07 yes yes
979-942 AT&T COLUMBUS 2001-08-24 yes yes
979-943 T-Mobile BAY CITY 2001-05-09 yes yes
979-946 FRACTEL, LLC ANGLETON 2021-07-30 yes yes
979-964 BRAZORIA TEL. CO. CHURCHILL – – yes
979-966 Frontier LA GRANGE – yes yes
979-968 Frontier LA GRANGE – yes yes
979-969 Charter BRYAN 2019-04-04 yes yes
979-977 Onvoy BRYAN 2017-02-16 yes yes
979-978 Onvoy SNOOKTUNIS 2018-07-03 yes yes
979-985 Lumen BRYAN 2006-01-16 yes yes
979-987 Lumen SEALY 2001-08-29 yes yes
979-989 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. MARKHAM 2008-07-10 yes yes
979-991 Onvoy CLTLKJCKSN 2026-07-21 yes no
979-992 INDUSTRY TEL. CO. NEW ULM – yes yes
979-993 Lumen WALLIS 2001-08-29 yes yes
979-996 Bandwidth BRYAN 2025-09-18 yes yes
979-997 T-Mobile ANGLETON – yes yes
979-998 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. INDUSTRY 2008-07-10 yes yes
979-999 EVOLVE CELLULAR, INC. GARWOOD 2008-06-25 yes yes

Frequently asked

How many prefixes does area code 979 have?

413 NXX blocks are assigned of 786 possible. Each block is 10,000 consecutive numbers, so the code currently covers about 4,130 thousand-number ranges across 55 rate centers.

What do the first three digits after 979 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 979 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 979 table?

That the block is in thousands-block pooling: carriers draw 1,000-number lots from it instead of taking all 10,000. 318 of 979'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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