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Area Code 281

Area code 281 is in Texas, USA , spanning 8 counties and serving 56 cities, including Houston, Sugar Land or League City; it currently uses 786 prefixes, assigned from 281-200-XXXX through 281-999-XXXX.

In service since November 02, 1996, area code 281 is an overlay Numbering Plan Area, part of overlay complex 713/281/832/346/621.

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NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-200 Langham Creek N/A
281-201 Sugar Land N/A
281-202 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-203 Spring N/A
281-204 Apollo N/A
281-205 Tomball N/A
281-206 Barker N/A
281-207 Sugar Land N/A
281-208 Stafford N/A
281-209 Westfield N/A
281-210 Spring N/A
281-212 Apollo N/A
281-213 Cypress N/A
281-214 Westfield N/A
281-215 Sheldon N/A
281-216 Houston N/A
281-217 Houston N/A
281-218 Apollo N/A
281-219 Houston Suburban N/A
281-220 Houston N/A
281-221 Houston N/A
281-222 Houston N/A
281-223 Cleveland 5/23/2013
281-224 Houston N/A
281-225 Houston N/A
281-226 Apollo N/A
281-227 Houston Suburban N/A
281-228 Houston N/A
281-229 Dickinson 8/20/2002
281-230 Westfield N/A
281-231 Westfield 1/20/2004
281-232 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-233 Westfield N/A
281-234 Katy 4/17/2006
281-235 Bammel N/A
281-236 Houston N/A
281-237 Katy 10/21/2003
281-238 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-239 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-240 Sugar Land N/A
281-241 Deer Park N/A
281-242 Sugar Land N/A
281-243 Sugar Land N/A
281-244 Apollo N/A
281-245 Alvin N/A
281-246 Cypress N/A
281-247 Channel View N/A
281-248 Bammel N/A
281-249 Houston Suburban N/A
281-250 Houston N/A
281-251 Tomball N/A
281-252 Pinehurst N/A
281-253 Langham Creek N/A
281-254 Houston 7/5/2011
281-255 Tomball N/A
281-256 Cypress N/A
281-257 Tomball N/A
281-258 Houston Suburban 7/9/2002
281-259 Pinehurst N/A
281-260 Houston Suburban N/A
281-261 Stafford N/A
281-262 Sugar Land N/A
281-263 Sugar Land N/A
281-264 Sugar Land N/A
281-265 Sugar Land N/A
281-266 Houston N/A
281-267 Houston N/A
281-268 Houston N/A
281-269 Sugar Land N/A
281-270 Houston 04/01/2023
281-271 Deer Park N/A
281-272 Houston Suburban N/A
281-273 Sugar Land N/A
281-274 Sugar Land N/A
281-275 Sugar Land N/A
281-276 Sugar Land N/A
281-277 Sugar Land N/A
281-278 Sugar Land N/A
281-279 Sugar Land N/A
281-280 Apollo N/A
281-281 Houston Suburban 01/06/2023
281-282 Apollo N/A
281-283 Apollo N/A
281-284 Apollo N/A
281-285 Sugar Land N/A
281-286 Apollo N/A
281-287 Sugar Land N/A
281-288 Spring N/A
281-289 Sugar Land N/A
281-290 Tomball N/A
281-291 Seabrook N/A
281-292 Spring N/A
281-293 Houston Suburban N/A
281-294 Sugar Land N/A
281-295 Sugar Land N/A
281-296 Spring N/A
281-297 Spring N/A
281-298 Spring N/A
281-299 Alvin N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-300 Houston N/A
281-301 Bammel N/A
281-302 Sugar Land N/A
281-303 Beach City N/A
281-304 Cypress N/A
281-305 Pinehurst 6/26/2002
281-306 Splendora 6/26/2002
281-307 La Porte N/A
281-308 Bammel N/A
281-309 Dickinson N/A
281-310 Houston Suburban N/A
281-312 Humble N/A
281-313 Sugar Land N/A
281-314 Sugar Land N/A
281-315 Bammel N/A
281-316 League City N/A
281-317 Friendswood N/A
281-318 Humble N/A
281-319 Humble N/A
281-320 Tomball N/A
281-321 Sugar Land N/A
281-322 Sugar Land N/A
281-323 Spring N/A
281-324 Huffman N/A
281-325 Sugar Land N/A
281-326 Kemah N/A
281-327 Sugar Land N/A
281-328 Crosby N/A
281-329 Sugar Land N/A
281-330 Houston Suburban 1/24/2002
281-331 Alvin N/A
281-332 League City N/A
281-333 Kemah N/A
281-334 Kemah N/A
281-335 Kemah N/A
281-336 Kemah N/A
281-337 Dickinson N/A
281-338 League City N/A
281-339 Kemah N/A
281-340 Sugar Land N/A
281-341 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-342 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-343 Smithers Lake N/A
281-344 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-345 Langham Creek N/A
281-346 Valley Lodge N/A
281-347 Katy N/A
281-348 Humble N/A
281-349 Houston Suburban N/A
281-350 Spring N/A
281-351 Tomball N/A
281-352 Houston N/A
281-353 Spring N/A
281-354 Porter N/A
281-355 Spring N/A
281-356 Pinehurst N/A
281-357 Tomball N/A
281-358 Humble N/A
281-359 Humble N/A
281-360 Humble N/A
281-361 Humble N/A
281-362 Spring N/A
281-363 Spring N/A
281-364 Spring N/A
281-365 Houston 5/1/2017
281-366 Houston Suburban N/A
281-367 Spring N/A
281-368 Houston Suburban N/A
281-369 Rosharon N/A
281-370 Tomball N/A
281-371 Katy N/A
281-372 Houston Suburban N/A
281-373 Cypress N/A
281-374 Tomball N/A
281-375 Brookshire N/A
281-376 Tomball N/A
281-377 Bammel N/A
281-378 Tomball N/A
281-379 Tomball N/A
281-380 Houston N/A
281-381 Houston N/A
281-382 Houston N/A
281-383 Beach City N/A
281-384 Houston N/A
281-385 Mont Belviu N/A
281-386 Houston N/A
281-387 Houston N/A
281-388 Alvin N/A
281-389 Houston N/A
281-390 Houston N/A
281-391 Katy N/A
281-392 Katy N/A
281-393 Liverpool N/A
281-394 Katy N/A
281-395 Katy N/A
281-396 Katy N/A
281-397 Bammel N/A
281-398 Barker N/A
281-399 Splendora N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-400 Friendswood N/A
281-401 Tomball N/A
281-402 La Porte N/A
281-403 Stafford N/A
281-404 Houston N/A
281-405 Houston Suburban N/A
281-406 Houston Suburban N/A
281-407 Houston 5/13/2011
281-408 Bammel N/A
281-409 Houston 9/4/2007
281-410 Stafford N/A
281-412 Houston Suburban N/A
281-413 Houston N/A
281-414 Houston N/A
281-415 Langham Creek N/A
281-416 Houston Suburban N/A
281-417 La Porte N/A
281-418 Houston N/A
281-419 Spring N/A
281-420 Baytown N/A
281-421 Baytown N/A
281-422 Baytown N/A
281-423 Bammel N/A
281-424 Baytown N/A
281-425 Baytown N/A
281-426 Highlands N/A
281-427 Baytown N/A
281-428 Baytown N/A
281-429 Porter Heights N/A
281-430 Spring N/A
281-431 Arcola N/A
281-432 Cleveland N/A
281-433 Houston N/A
281-434 Houston N/A
281-435 Houston N/A
281-436 Houston Suburban N/A
281-437 Houston Suburban N/A
281-438 Houston Suburban N/A
281-439 Houston N/A
281-440 Bammel N/A
281-441 Humble N/A
281-442 Houston Suburban N/A
281-443 Westfield N/A
281-444 Bammel N/A
281-445 Houston Suburban N/A
281-446 Humble N/A
281-447 Houston Suburban N/A
281-448 Houston Suburban N/A
281-449 Houston Suburban N/A
281-450 Houston 5/8/2001
281-451 Houston N/A
281-452 Channel View N/A
281-453 Bammel N/A
281-454 Houston Suburban N/A
281-455 Houston 5/11/2001
281-456 Sheldon N/A
281-457 Channel View N/A
281-458 Houston Suburban N/A
281-459 Houston Suburban N/A
281-460 Houston N/A
281-461 Apollo N/A
281-462 Crosby N/A
281-463 Langham Creek N/A
281-464 Houston Suburban N/A
281-465 Spring N/A
281-466 Spring N/A
281-467 Houston 5/11/2001
281-468 Houston N/A
281-469 Satsuma N/A
281-470 La Porte N/A
281-471 La Porte N/A
281-472 Houston N/A
281-473 Houston N/A
281-474 Seabrook N/A
281-475 Spring 3/26/2008
281-476 Deer Park N/A
281-477 Satsuma N/A
281-478 Deer Park N/A
281-479 Deer Park N/A
281-480 Apollo N/A
281-481 Houston Suburban N/A
281-482 Friendswood N/A
281-483 Apollo N/A
281-484 Houston Suburban N/A
281-485 Houston Suburban N/A
281-486 Apollo N/A
281-487 Houston Suburban N/A
281-488 Apollo N/A
281-489 Manvel N/A
281-490 Sugar Land N/A
281-491 Sugar Land N/A
281-492 Barker N/A
281-493 Houston Suburban N/A
281-494 Sugar Land N/A
281-495 Houston Suburban N/A
281-496 Houston Suburban N/A
281-497 Houston Suburban N/A
281-498 Houston Suburban N/A
281-499 Stafford N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-500 Langham Creek N/A
281-501 Houston 11/21/2006
281-502 Highlands N/A
281-503 Porter Heights N/A
281-504 Houston Suburban N/A
281-505 Katy 2/8/2019
281-506 Houston Suburban N/A
281-507 Houston N/A
281-508 Dickinson 5/15/2006
281-509 Houston Suburban N/A
281-510 Houston N/A
281-512 Houston Suburban 10/2/2012
281-513 Houston N/A
281-514 Bammel N/A
281-515 Baytown 5/15/2006
281-516 Tomball N/A
281-517 Satsuma N/A
281-518 Bammel N/A
281-519 Manvel N/A
281-520 Houston 3/27/2006
281-521 Kemah N/A
281-522 Kemah N/A
281-523 Kemah N/A
281-524 Kemah N/A
281-525 League City N/A
281-526 League City N/A
281-527 Houston N/A
281-528 Spring N/A
281-529 Houston Suburban N/A
281-530 Houston Suburban N/A
281-531 Houston Suburban N/A
281-532 Kemah N/A
281-533 Valley Lodge N/A
281-534 Dickinson N/A
281-535 Kemah N/A
281-536 Houston N/A
281-537 Bammel N/A
281-538 Kemah N/A
281-539 Bammel N/A
281-540 Humble N/A
281-541 Spring N/A
281-542 Deer Park N/A
281-543 Houston N/A
281-544 Houston Suburban N/A
281-545 Smithers Lake N/A
281-546 Houston N/A
281-547 Tomball N/A
281-548 Humble N/A
281-549 Kemah N/A
281-550 Langham Creek N/A
281-551 Bammel N/A
281-552 Houston Suburban N/A
281-553 Westfield N/A
281-554 League City N/A
281-556 Houston Suburban N/A
281-557 League City N/A
281-558 Houston Suburban N/A
281-559 Kemah N/A
281-560 Houston Suburban N/A
281-561 Houston Suburban N/A
281-562 Bammel 1/10/2019
281-563 Sugar Land N/A
281-564 Houston Suburban N/A
281-565 Sugar Land N/A
281-566 Sugar Land N/A
281-567 Houston N/A
281-568 Houston Suburban N/A
281-569 Bammel N/A
281-570 Humble N/A
281-571 Satsuma N/A
281-572 Porter Heights N/A
281-573 Beach City N/A
281-574 Katy N/A
281-575 Houston Suburban N/A
281-576 Mont Belviu N/A
281-577 Porter N/A
281-578 Barker N/A
281-579 Barker N/A
281-580 Bammel N/A
281-581 Liverpool N/A
281-582 Houston Suburban N/A
281-583 Bammel N/A
281-584 Houston Suburban N/A
281-585 Alvin N/A
281-586 Bammel N/A
281-587 Bammel N/A
281-588 Houston Suburban N/A
281-589 Houston Suburban N/A
281-590 Houston Suburban N/A
281-591 Houston Suburban N/A
281-592 Cleveland N/A
281-593 Cleveland N/A
281-594 Houston Suburban N/A
281-595 Rosharon N/A
281-596 Houston Suburban N/A
281-597 Houston Suburban N/A
281-598 Houston Suburban N/A
281-599 Barker N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-600 Barker N/A
281-601 Porter N/A
281-602 Spring N/A
281-603 Kemah N/A
281-604 Houston N/A
281-605 Houston 6/7/2006
281-606 Houston Suburban N/A
281-607 Manvel N/A
281-608 Humble 8/18/2006
281-609 Sheldon N/A
281-610 Houston N/A
281-612 Friendswood 8/11/2015
281-613 Houston N/A
281-614 Dickinson N/A
281-615 Houston N/A
281-616 Barker N/A
281-617 Houston Suburban 6/21/2005
281-618 Bammel N/A
281-619 Houston Suburban N/A
281-620 Houston N/A
281-621 Houston N/A
281-622 Cleveland N/A
281-623 Humble 11/2/2017
281-624 Bammel 8/21/2012
281-625 Houston N/A
281-626 Rosharon 7/6/2020
281-627 Houston N/A
281-628 Baytown N/A
281-629 Houston N/A
281-630 Houston N/A
281-631 Bammel N/A
281-632 Sugar Land N/A
281-633 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-634 Sugar Land N/A
281-635 Houston N/A
281-636 Houston N/A
281-637 Sugar Land N/A
281-638 Langham Creek N/A
281-639 Langham Creek N/A
281-640 Satsuma N/A
281-641 Humble N/A
281-642 Houston Suburban 10/18/2002
281-643 Manvel N/A
281-644 Katy N/A
281-645 Westfield N/A
281-646 Barker N/A
281-647 Barker N/A
281-648 Friendswood N/A
281-649 Houston Suburban N/A
281-650 Bammel N/A
281-651 Spring N/A
281-652 Houston N/A
281-653 Satsuma N/A
281-654 Bammel 4/27/2001
281-655 Tomball N/A
281-656 Langham Creek N/A
281-657 Houston N/A
281-658 Houston N/A
281-659 Cleveland N/A
281-660 Houston N/A
281-661 Houston N/A
281-662 Channel View 6/18/2013
281-663 Baytown N/A
281-664 Satsuma N/A
281-665 Katy 9/11/2012
281-666 Crosby N/A
281-667 Apollo N/A
281-668 Houston Suburban N/A
281-669 Houston 1/28/2002
281-670 Houston Suburban N/A
281-671 Satsuma N/A
281-672 League City N/A
281-673 Bammel N/A
281-674 Houston Suburban N/A
281-675 Barker N/A
281-676 Barker N/A
281-677 Houston Suburban N/A
281-678 Dickinson N/A
281-679 Houston Suburban N/A
281-680 Deer Park N/A
281-681 Spring N/A
281-682 Houston N/A
281-683 Baytown 6/20/2001
281-684 Houston 5/11/2001
281-685 Houston N/A
281-686 Houston N/A
281-687 Houston N/A
281-688 Highlands N/A
281-689 Splendora N/A
281-690 Sugar Land 5/15/2006
281-691 Baytown 3/4/2004
281-692 Manvel N/A
281-693 Katy N/A
281-694 Seabrook N/A
281-695 Channel View N/A
281-696 Bammel 12/18/2020
281-697 Sugar Land 12/22/2020
281-698 Barker N/A
281-699 Crosby 1/4/2021
NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-701 Bammel N/A
281-702 Houston N/A
281-703 Houston N/A
281-704 Bammel N/A
281-705 Langham Creek N/A
281-706 Humble 10/4/2006
281-707 Baytown N/A
281-708 Baytown N/A
281-709 Apollo N/A
281-710 Arcola N/A
281-712 Katy N/A
281-713 Humble 9/5/2007
281-714 Houston 7/10/2007
281-715 Deer Park N/A
281-716 Bammel N/A
281-717 Barker N/A
281-718 Houston N/A
281-719 Spring N/A
281-720 Satsuma N/A
281-721 Houston Suburban N/A
281-722 Houston N/A
281-723 Langham Creek N/A
281-724 League City N/A
281-725 Richmond/ Rosenberg 3/7/2006
281-726 Houston N/A
281-727 Houston N/A
281-728 Houston N/A
281-729 Dickinson 4/30/2019
281-730 Bammel N/A
281-731 Houston N/A
281-732 Houston N/A
281-733 Houston N/A
281-734 Houston N/A
281-735 Houston N/A
281-736 Bammel 1/5/2006
281-737 Satsuma 3/18/2009
281-738 Beach City 2/11/2006
281-739 Baytown 1/5/2006
281-740 Houston 9/22/2006
281-741 Houston Suburban 11/21/2006
281-742 Westfield N/A
281-743 Langham Creek N/A
281-744 Houston N/A
281-745 Houston N/A
281-746 Cypress 1/13/2006
281-747 Porter 5/22/2001
281-748 Bammel N/A
281-749 Houston Suburban N/A
281-750 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-751 Mont Belviu N/A
281-752 Houston Suburban N/A
281-753 Houston N/A
281-754 Houston Suburban N/A
281-755 Houston 3/18/2005
281-756 Alvin N/A
281-757 Houston 5/11/2005
281-758 Cypress 12/8/2005
281-759 Houston Suburban N/A
281-760 Houston Suburban N/A
281-761 Cleveland N/A
281-762 Richmond/ Rosenberg N/A
281-763 Houston 1/5/2006
281-764 Huffman N/A
281-765 Bammel N/A
281-766 Pinehurst 3/28/2005
281-767 Rosharon N/A
281-768 Houston 4/27/2006
281-769 Katy N/A
281-770 Langham Creek N/A
281-771 Spring 6/9/2014
281-772 Houston N/A
281-773 Houston N/A
281-774 Bammel N/A
281-775 Bammel N/A
281-776 Houston Suburban 12/27/2001
281-777 Houston N/A
281-778 Missouri City N/A
281-779 Houston 3/13/2006
281-780 Houston 5/18/2006
281-781 Bammel N/A
281-782 Houston 5/8/2001
281-783 Sheldon N/A
281-784 Westfield N/A
281-785 Houston N/A
281-786 Apollo N/A
281-787 Houston N/A
281-788 Houston N/A
281-789 Pinehurst 9/19/2005
281-790 Stafford 5/18/2004
281-791 Spring N/A
281-792 Apollo N/A
281-793 Houston N/A
281-794 Houston N/A
281-795 Houston N/A
281-796 Houston N/A
281-797 Houston N/A
281-798 Houston N/A
281-799 Houston N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-800 Houston N/A
281-801 Spring N/A
281-802 Houston N/A
281-803 Tomball N/A
281-804 Houston N/A
281-805 Bammel N/A
281-806 Cleveland 12/18/2006
281-807 Satsuma N/A
281-808 Apollo N/A
281-809 Houston Suburban N/A
281-810 Houston Suburban N/A
281-812 Humble N/A
281-813 Houston N/A
281-814 Houston N/A
281-815 Langham Creek N/A
281-816 Friendswood N/A
281-817 Deer Park N/A
281-818 Houston Suburban N/A
281-819 Friendswood N/A
281-820 Houston Suburban N/A
281-821 Westfield N/A
281-822 Houston N/A
281-823 Apollo N/A
281-824 Alvin N/A
281-825 Spring N/A
281-826 Tomball N/A
281-827 Houston N/A
281-828 Barker N/A
281-829 Barker N/A
281-830 Houston Suburban N/A
281-831 Houston Suburban N/A
281-832 Houston 11/27/2007
281-833 Houston N/A
281-834 Baytown N/A
281-835 Houston Suburban N/A
281-836 Bammel N/A
281-837 Baytown N/A
281-838 Baytown N/A
281-839 Baytown N/A
281-840 Houston 7/25/2006
281-841 Houston 1/4/2006
281-842 La Porte N/A
281-843 Highlands N/A
281-844 Houston N/A
281-845 Arcola N/A
281-846 Houston N/A
281-847 Houston Suburban N/A
281-848 Houston Suburban N/A
281-849 Langham Creek N/A
281-850 Houston Suburban N/A
281-851 Houston N/A
281-852 Humble N/A
281-853 Apollo N/A
281-854 Houston Suburban N/A
281-855 Langham Creek N/A
281-856 Langham Creek N/A
281-857 Houston 3/14/2005
281-858 Langham Creek N/A
281-859 Langham Creek N/A
281-860 Channel View N/A
281-861 Langham Creek N/A
281-862 Channel View N/A
281-863 Spring N/A
281-864 Channel View N/A
281-865 Houston 6/22/2007
281-866 Bammel N/A
281-867 La Porte N/A
281-868 Baytown 10/2/2020
281-869 Westfield N/A
281-870 Houston Suburban N/A
281-871 Bammel N/A
281-872 Bammel N/A
281-873 Bammel N/A
281-874 Bammel N/A
281-875 Bammel N/A
281-876 Bammel N/A
281-877 Bammel N/A
281-878 Houston Suburban N/A
281-879 Houston Suburban N/A
281-880 Bammel N/A
281-881 Houston 1/24/2006
281-882 Spring N/A
281-883 Humble N/A
281-884 Deer Park N/A
281-885 Bammel N/A
281-886 Houston Suburban N/A
281-887 Satsuma 4/22/2010
281-888 Houston 6/7/2007
281-889 Houston 5/4/2007
281-890 Satsuma N/A
281-891 Bammel N/A
281-892 Houston Suburban N/A
281-893 Bammel N/A
281-894 Satsuma N/A
281-895 Bammel N/A
281-896 Houston Suburban 8/3/2007
281-897 Satsuma N/A
281-898 Apollo 1/7/2002
281-899 Houston Suburban N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date1
281-900 Houston 9/4/2007
281-901 Houston Suburban N/A
281-902 Houston Suburban N/A
281-903 Sugar Land N/A
281-904 Houston 1/25/2007
281-905 Houston 4/11/2006
281-906 Houston 2/17/2014
281-907 Spring N/A
281-908 Houston 7/29/2011
281-909 Seabrook N/A
281-910 Dickinson N/A
281-912 Houston Suburban 1/5/2006
281-913 Humble N/A
281-914 Houston N/A
281-915 Arcola N/A
281-916 Kemah 1/5/2006
281-917 Baytown 4/2/2007
281-918 Beach City 4/10/2007
281-919 Bammel N/A
281-920 Houston Suburban N/A
281-921 Houston Suburban N/A
281-922 Houston Suburban N/A
281-923 Langham Creek N/A
281-924 Houston Suburban N/A
281-925 Houston Suburban N/A
281-926 Bammel N/A
281-927 Bammel N/A
281-928 Houston 7/29/2011
281-929 Houston Suburban N/A
281-930 Deer Park N/A
281-931 Houston Suburban N/A
281-932 Houston N/A
281-933 Houston Suburban N/A
281-934 Brookshire N/A
281-935 Houston Suburban N/A
281-936 Houston 10/22/2001
281-937 Smithers Lake N/A
281-938 Apollo N/A
281-939 Spring 10/17/2017
281-940 Houston Suburban N/A
281-941 La Porte N/A
281-942 Seabrook N/A
281-943 Bammel N/A
281-944 Barker N/A
281-945 Barker 6/16/2003
281-946 Deer Park N/A
281-947 Friendswood N/A
281-948 Bammel N/A
281-949 Satsuma N/A
281-951 Westfield N/A
281-952 Houston N/A
281-953 Houston N/A
281-954 Apollo N/A
281-955 Satsuma N/A
281-956 Apollo N/A
281-957 Kemah N/A
281-960 Houston Suburban N/A
281-961 Langham Creek N/A
281-962 Sheldon N/A
281-963 Houston N/A
281-964 Humble N/A
281-965 Houston Suburban N/A
281-966 Houston Suburban N/A
281-967 Dickinson 2/26/2014
281-968 Alvin N/A
281-969 Stafford N/A
281-970 Satsuma N/A
281-971 Houston Suburban N/A
281-972 Arcola N/A
281-973 Humble N/A
281-974 Houston N/A
281-975 Bammel N/A
281-977 Houston Suburban N/A
281-978 Houston Suburban N/A
281-979 Houston 10/16/2007
281-980 Sugar Land N/A
281-981 Houston N/A
281-982 Westfield N/A
281-983 Houston Suburban N/A
281-984 Apollo N/A
281-985 Houston Suburban N/A
281-986 Houston Suburban N/A
281-987 Houston Suburban N/A
281-988 Houston Suburban N/A
281-989 Houston N/A
281-990 Apollo N/A
281-991 Houston Suburban N/A
281-992 Friendswood N/A
281-993 Friendswood N/A
281-994 Barker N/A
281-995 Houston 6/26/2007
281-996 Friendswood N/A
281-997 Houston Suburban N/A
281-998 Houston Suburban N/A
281-999 Houston Suburban N/A
  1. For 'Area served' we list the rate center. In the North American Numbering Plan a rate center is a geographic area used to determine local calling boundaries for billing purposes. Its name is generally a locality, often not the only one served by an NPA-NXX combination.
  2. Assignment date. N/A - mostly central office codes assigned before 2001.
  3. NXX prefixes last updated: June 3, 2025

Cities in area code 281

City1 County Time Zone1
Alief Harris C
Alvin Brazoria C
Bacliff Galveston C
Barker Harris C
Baytown Harris C
Bellaire Harris C
Brookshire Waller C
Channelview Harris C
Cleveland Liberty C
Crosby Harris C
Cypress Harris C
Deer Park Harris C
Dickinson Galveston C
Fresno Fort Bend C
Friendswood Galveston C
Fulshear Fort Bend C
Galena Park Harris C
Highlands Harris C
Houston Harris C
Huffman Harris C
Hufsmith Harris C
Humble Harris C
Katy Fort Bend C
Kemah Galveston C
Kingwood Harris C
La Porte Harris C
League City Galveston C
Liverpool Brazoria C
Magnolia Montgomery C
Manvel Brazoria C
Missouri City Fort Bend C
Mont Belvieu Chambers C
Needville Fort Bend C
New Caney Montgomery C
North Houston Harris C
Pasadena Harris C
Pattison Waller C
Pearland Brazoria C
Pinehurst Montgomery C
Porter Montgomery C
Richmond Fort Bend C
Romayor Liberty C
Rosenberg Fort Bend C
Rosharon Brazoria C
Rye Liberty C
Seabrook Harris C
Simonton Fort Bend C
South Houston Harris C
Splendora Montgomery C
Spring Harris C
Stafford Fort Bend C
Sugar Land Fort Bend C
The Woodlands Montgomery C
Thompsons Fort Bend C
Tomball Harris C
Webster Harris C
  1. Listed above are most places served by USA area code 281. When multiple places in a US state share the same name we list the largest one only. Cities with population over 50,000 are displayed in bold text.
  2. C stands for Central Time (currently ).
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