Area Code 979
Area code 979 is in Texas, USA , spanning 14 counties and serving 92 cities, including College Station, Bryan or Lake Jackson; it currently uses 397 prefixes, assigned from 979-200-XXXX through 979-999-XXXX.
In service date for area code 979: February 19, 2000.
The current local time is .
For exact NPA boundaries see official 979 area code map
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| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-200 | Caldwell | 5/14/2003 |
| 979-201 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-202 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-203 | Brenham | 5/14/2003 |
| 979-204 | Bryan | 5/15/2003 |
| 979-205 | Sweeny | 8/1/2017 |
| 979-206 | La Grange | 3/7/2012 |
| 979-207 | Bryan | 3/1/2013 |
| 979-208 | Warrenton | 7/22/2013 |
| 979-209 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-210 | Hearne | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-212 | Giddings | 6/20/2001 |
| 979-213 | Bryan | 3/12/2013 |
| 979-215 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-216 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-217 | Wallis | N/A |
| 979-218 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-219 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-220 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-221 | Hempstead | N/A |
| 979-222 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-223 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-224 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-225 | Borden | 4/8/2016 |
| 979-226 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-227 | Bellville | N/A |
| 979-228 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-229 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-230 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-231 | Sealy | 11/27/2017 |
| 979-232 | Eagle Lake | 9/18/2001 |
| 979-233 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-234 | Eagle Lake | N/A |
| 979-235 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-236 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-237 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-238 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-239 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-240 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-241 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-242 | Plum | N/A |
| 979-243 | Garwood | 5/9/2001 |
| 979-244 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-245 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-246 | Needville | 9/12/2002 |
| 979-247 | Hostyn | N/A |
| 979-248 | Brazoria | 9/18/2001 |
| 979-249 | Warrenton | N/A |
| 979-250 | La Grange | 11/6/2003 |
| 979-251 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-252 | Giddings | 1/24/2002 |
| 979-253 | Garwood | 9/18/2001 |
| 979-254 | Franklin | N/A |
| 979-255 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-256 | Sealy | 2/21/2002 |
| 979-257 | El Campo | 5/8/2002 |
| 979-258 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | 12/5/2001 |
| 979-260 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-261 | La Grange | 6/18/2018 |
| 979-262 | Weimar | 8/22/2002 |
| 979-263 | Borden | N/A |
| 979-264 | Angleton | 11/12/2013 |
| 979-265 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-266 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-267 | Angleton | 10/31/2014 |
| 979-268 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-269 | Freeport | 8/30/2018 |
| 979-270 | Bellville | 3/9/2004 |
| 979-271 | Deanville | 3/9/2004 |
| 979-272 | Snook/ Tunis | N/A |
| 979-273 | Fayetteville | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-274 | Bellville | 1/22/2019 |
| 979-275 | El Campo | 1/29/2016 |
| 979-276 | Garwood | 2/2/2011 |
| 979-277 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-278 | Carmine | N/A |
| 979-279 | Hearne | N/A |
| 979-280 | Hearne | N/A |
| 979-282 | Wharton | N/A |
| 979-283 | Louise | 7/10/2008 |
| 979-284 | High Hill | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-285 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-286 | Bryan | 3/26/2019 |
| 979-287 | Calvert | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-288 | Angleton | 4/3/2019 |
| 979-289 | Burton | N/A |
| 979-290 | Brenham | 4/1/2019 |
| 979-291 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-292 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-293 | Caldwell | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-294 | Borden | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-295 | Plum | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-296 | Warrenton | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-297 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-298 | Northrup | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-299 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-300 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | 4/29/2004 |
| 979-301 | Kurten | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-302 | Moravia | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-303 | Schulenburg | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-304 | Giddings | 10/15/2004 |
| 979-305 | Dime Box | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-306 | Hostyn | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-307 | Bryan | 2/16/2011 |
| 979-308 | Angleton | 1/14/2010 |
| 979-309 | High Hill | 9/18/2013 |
| 979-310 | Eagle Lake | 2/9/2015 |
| 979-312 | Franklin | 7/30/2013 |
| 979-313 | Brazoria | 5/12/2010 |
| 979-314 | Bryan | 7/16/2002 |
| 979-315 | Caldwell | 7/16/2002 |
| 979-316 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | 7/16/2002 |
| 979-317 | Kurten | 11/1/2016 |
| 979-318 | Bay City | 7/16/2002 |
| 979-319 | Angleton | 7/16/2002 |
| 979-320 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-321 | Bryan | 8/27/2019 |
| 979-322 | Somerville | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-323 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-324 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-325 | Giddings | 2/7/2008 |
| 979-326 | Bryan | 12/17/2019 |
| 979-327 | Angleton | 2/4/2020 |
| 979-328 | Angleton | 4/28/2020 |
| 979-329 | Bryan | 6/11/2009 |
| 979-330 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-331 | Angleton | 3/17/2015 |
| 979-332 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-333 | La Grange | 11/5/2015 |
| 979-334 | Angleton | 7/9/2020 |
| 979-335 | East Bernard | N/A |
| 979-336 | Angleton | 8/18/2020 |
| 979-337 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-338 | La Grange | 2/7/2008 |
| 979-339 | Garwood | N/A |
| 979-340 | Lexington | 3/24/2021 |
| 979-341 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-342 | Hearne | 9/16/2021 |
| 979-344 | Bryan | 9/28/2021 |
| 979-345 | West Columbia | N/A |
| 979-346 | Matagorda | 11/2/2022 |
| 979-347 | Brenham | 11/9/2016 |
| 979-348 | Northrup | 3/2/2021 |
| 979-349 | Angleton | 8/25/2022 |
| 979-350 | Giddings | 12/9/2022 |
| 979-351 | Sealy | 08/15/2023 |
| 979-352 | Deanville | 06/22/2023 |
| 979-353 | Brenham | 3/29/2002 |
| 979-354 | Burton | 08/16/2023 |
| 979-355 | Bryan | 09/07/2023 |
| 979-356 | Schulenburg | 9/20/2019 |
| 979-357 | Industry | N/A |
| 979-358 | Wharton | N/A |
| 979-359 | Bryan | 09/25/2023 |
| 979-360 | Brenham | 10/02/2023 |
| 979-361 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-362 | Brazoria | 10/13/2023 |
| 979-363 | Columbus | 12/21/2023 |
| 979-364 | Calvert | N/A |
| 979-365 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | 09/18/2024 |
| 979-366 | Northrup | N/A |
| 979-373 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-376 | Hearne | 02/16/2023 |
| 979-378 | Fayetteville | N/A |
| 979-379 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | 1/4/2021 |
| 979-380 | Bryan | 03/01/2023 |
| 979-383 | Bryan | 2/22/2011 |
| 979-386 | Weimar | 3/2/2021 |
| 979-387 | Beasley | N/A |
| 979-388 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-393 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-398 | Wallis | 10/2/2001 |
| 979-399 | Hempstead | 3/29/2002 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-400 | Brenham | 4/29/2004 |
| 979-401 | Bay City | 9/23/2015 |
| 979-402 | Bryan | 3/31/2006 |
| 979-403 | Columbus | 03/27/2023 |
| 979-404 | Fayetteville | 2/28/2007 |
| 979-406 | Caldwell | N/A |
| 979-407 | Sealy | 04/24/2024 |
| 979-410 | Deanville | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-412 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-413 | Bellville | N/A |
| 979-415 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-417 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-418 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-421 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-422 | Bryan | 9/26/2003 |
| 979-424 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-426 | Matagorda | N/A |
| 979-428 | Boiling/ New Gulf | N/A |
| 979-429 | Bay City | 4/26/2001 |
| 979-431 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-432 | Glen Flora | N/A |
| 979-436 | Bryan | 6/20/2001 |
| 979-444 | Carmine | 1/12/2010 |
| 979-446 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-450 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-451 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-452 | Beasley | N/A |
| 979-453 | Wharton | N/A |
| 979-457 | Damon | N/A |
| 979-458 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-459 | West Columbia | N/A |
| 979-464 | East Bernard | N/A |
| 979-465 | Angleton | 11/19/2020 |
| 979-469 | West Columbia | N/A |
| 979-471 | Eagle Lake | N/A |
| 979-472 | Sealy | N/A |
| 979-473 | Wallis | N/A |
| 979-474 | Sweeny | N/A |
| 979-475 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-476 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-478 | Wallis | N/A |
| 979-479 | Bay City | N/A |
| 979-480 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-481 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-482 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-484 | Columbus | N/A |
| 979-485 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-487 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-488 | Wharton | 3/29/2002 |
| 979-490 | Sweeny | N/A |
| 979-491 | Sweeny | N/A |
| 979-492 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-493 | Columbus | N/A |
| 979-497 | Kurten | 5/25/2021 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-500 | Columbus | 11/24/2010 |
| 979-505 | Schulenburg | N/A |
| 979-515 | Snook/ Tunis | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-525 | Brenham | 5/22/2001 |
| 979-529 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-530 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-531 | Wharton | N/A |
| 979-532 | Wharton | N/A |
| 979-533 | Wharton | N/A |
| 979-534 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-535 | Deanville | N/A |
| 979-540 | Giddings | N/A |
| 979-541 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-542 | Giddings | N/A |
| 979-543 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-548 | Sweeny | N/A |
| 979-549 | Angleton | 6/7/2001 |
| 979-551 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-553 | Damon | N/A |
| 979-556 | Lexington | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-557 | Bay City | 6/7/2001 |
| 979-559 | Wharton | 4/26/2001 |
| 979-561 | High Hill | N/A |
| 979-562 | Moravia | N/A |
| 979-567 | Caldwell | N/A |
| 979-571 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-574 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-575 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-577 | La Grange | 6/3/2004 |
| 979-578 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-583 | Angleton | 2/20/2001 |
| 979-587 | Bryan | 3/14/2001 |
| 979-588 | Hempstead | 3/15/2022 |
| 979-589 | Kurten | N/A |
| 979-595 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-596 | Somerville | N/A |
| 979-599 | Bryan | 7/24/2003 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-600 | Eagle Lake | 4/29/2004 |
| 979-606 | Hempstead | N/A |
| 979-607 | El Campo | 3/8/2004 |
| 979-608 | Bellville | 3/8/2004 |
| 979-609 | Boiling/ New Gulf | 3/8/2004 |
| 979-610 | Bay City | 3/8/2004 |
| 979-612 | Angleton | 3/8/2004 |
| 979-614 | Freeport | 3/8/2004 |
| 979-616 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-618 | Wharton | N/A |
| 979-627 | Sealy | N/A |
| 979-633 | Columbus | 3/29/2002 |
| 979-635 | El Campo | 3/29/2002 |
| 979-636 | Wharton | 5/14/2001 |
| 979-637 | El Campo | N/A |
| 979-639 | La Grange | 5/17/2001 |
| 979-645 | Hempstead | N/A |
| 979-647 | Sweeny | N/A |
| 979-648 | Louise | N/A |
| 979-652 | Needville | N/A |
| 979-657 | Boiling/ New Gulf | N/A |
| 979-658 | Wallis | 5/22/2001 |
| 979-661 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-665 | Freeport | 10/23/2001 |
| 979-666 | Moravia | 4/8/2016 |
| 979-667 | Clute/ Lake Jackson | N/A |
| 979-675 | New Ulm | 1/26/2022 |
| 979-676 | Bryan | 3/13/2001 |
| 979-677 | Glen Flora | N/A |
| 979-680 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-690 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-691 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-693 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-694 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-695 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-696 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-697 | Caldwell | 11/16/2022 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-701 | Franklin | 2/18/2015 |
| 979-702 | La Grange | N/A |
| 979-703 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-704 | Bryan | 11/5/2013 |
| 979-705 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-709 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-710 | Hempstead | N/A |
| 979-716 | Giddings | N/A |
| 979-717 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-721 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-725 | Weimar | N/A |
| 979-730 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-731 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-732 | Columbus | N/A |
| 979-733 | Columbus | N/A |
| 979-739 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-742 | Damon | N/A |
| 979-743 | Schulenburg | N/A |
| 979-746 | Sealy | 1/11/2022 |
| 979-753 | Brenham | 2/8/2001 |
| 979-758 | Garwood | N/A |
| 979-759 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-764 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-766 | East Bernard | 7/2/2020 |
| 979-773 | Lexington | N/A |
| 979-774 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-775 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-776 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-777 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-778 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-779 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-783 | Eagle Lake | 3/14/2022 |
| 979-786 | Somerville | 3/2/2021 |
| 979-788 | Dime Box | 1/27/2021 |
| 979-789 | Bay City | 5/10/2021 |
| 979-793 | Needville | N/A |
| 979-797 | Burton | 12/28/2020 |
| 979-798 | Brazoria | N/A |
| 979-799 | Brazoria | N/A |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-800 | Garwood | 11/4/2004 |
| 979-803 | Burton | 9/27/2013 |
| 979-807 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-810 | Bryan | 12/8/2020 |
| 979-814 | Hearne | N/A |
| 979-820 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-821 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-822 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-823 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-824 | Freeport | 11/12/2001 |
| 979-826 | Hempstead | N/A |
| 979-828 | Franklin | N/A |
| 979-830 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-836 | Brenham | N/A |
| 979-837 | Angleton | 4/12/2021 |
| 979-843 | Markham | N/A |
| 979-845 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-846 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-847 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-848 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-849 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-859 | Columbus | N/A |
| 979-862 | Bryan | N/A |
| 979-863 | Matagorda | N/A |
| 979-864 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-865 | Bellville | N/A |
| 979-866 | Churchill | 1/13/2022 |
| 979-867 | Bryan | 5/14/2021 |
| 979-871 | Freeport | N/A |
| 979-877 | Sealy | N/A |
| 979-884 | Dime Box | N/A |
| 979-885 | Sealy | N/A |
| 979-888 | Angleton | 1/12/2010 |
| 979-895 | Bryan | 2/2/2022 |
| 979-899 | Calvert | 11/27/2020 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 979-900 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-906 | Hearne | 11/14/2005 |
| 979-921 | Hempstead | N/A |
| 979-922 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-933 | Bryan | 9/7/2021 |
| 979-942 | Columbus | 8/24/2001 |
| 979-943 | Bay City | 5/9/2001 |
| 979-946 | Angleton | 7/30/2021 |
| 979-964 | Churchill | N/A |
| 979-966 | La Grange | N/A |
| 979-968 | La Grange | N/A |
| 979-969 | Bryan | 4/4/2019 |
| 979-977 | Bryan | 2/16/2017 |
| 979-978 | Snook/ Tunis | 7/3/2018 |
| 979-985 | Bryan | 1/16/2006 |
| 979-987 | Sealy | 8/29/2001 |
| 979-989 | Markham | 7/10/2008 |
| 979-992 | New Ulm | N/A |
| 979-993 | Wallis | 8/29/2001 |
| 979-997 | Angleton | N/A |
| 979-998 | Industry | 7/10/2008 |
| 979-999 | Garwood | 6/25/2008 |
- 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.
- Assignment date. N/A - mostly central office codes assigned before 2001.
- NXX prefixes last updated: March 1st, 2025
Cities in area code 979
| City1 | County | Time Zone2 |
|---|---|---|
| Alleyton | Colorado | C |
| Altair | Colorado | C |
| Angleton | Brazoria | C |
| Bay City | Matagorda | C |
| Beasley | Fort Bend | C |
| Bellville | Austin | C |
| Bleiblerville | Austin | C |
| Boling | Wharton | C |
| Brazoria | Brazoria | C |
| Brenham | Washington | C |
| Bryan | Brazos | C |
| Burton | Washington | C |
| Caldwell | Burleson | C |
| Calvert | Robertson | C |
| Carmine | Fayette | C |
| Cat Spring | Austin | C |
| Cedar Lane | Matagorda | C |
| Chappell Hill | Washington | C |
| Chriesman | Burleson | C |
| Clute | Brazoria | C |
| College Station | Brazos | C |
| Columbus | Colorado | C |
| Damon | Brazoria | C |
| Danbury | Brazoria | C |
| Danciger | Brazoria | C |
| Danevang | Wharton | C |
| Deanville | Burleson | C |
| Dime Box | Lee | C |
| Eagle Lake | Colorado | C |
| East Bernard | Wharton | C |
| Egypt | Wharton | C |
| El Campo | Wharton | C |
| Ellinger | Fayette | C |
| Fayetteville | Fayette | C |
| Franklin | Robertson | C |
| Freeport | Brazoria | C |
| Garwood | Colorado | C |
| Gause | Milam | C |
| Giddings | Lee | C |
| Glen Flora | Wharton | C |
| Glidden | Colorado | C |
| Guy | Fort Bend | C |
| Hearne | Robertson | C |
| Hempstead | Waller | C |
| Hungerford | Wharton | C |
| Industry | Austin | C |
| Kendleton | Fort Bend | C |
| Kenney | Austin | C |
| Kurten | Brazos | C |
| La Grange | Fayette | C |
| Lake Jackson | Brazoria | C |
| Lane City | Wharton | C |
| Ledbetter | Fayette | C |
| Lexington | Lee | C |
| Lincoln | Lee | C |
| Lissie | Wharton | C |
| Louise | Wharton | C |
| Lyons | Burleson | C |
| Markham | Matagorda | C |
| Matagorda | Matagorda | C |
| Millican | Brazos | C |
| Mumford | Robertson | C |
| Nada | Colorado | C |
| New Baden | Robertson | C |
| New Ulm | Austin | C |
| Oakland | Colorado | C |
| Old Ocean | Brazoria | C |
| Orchard | Fort Bend | C |
| Pierce | Wharton | C |
| Pledger | Matagorda | C |
| Plum | Fayette | C |
| Prairie View | Waller | C |
| Rock Island | Colorado | C |
| Round Top | Fayette | C |
| San Felipe | Austin | C |
| Schulenburg | Fayette | C |
| Sealy | Austin | C |
| Sheridan | Colorado | C |
| Snook | Burleson | C |
| Somerville | Burleson | C |
| Sweeny | Brazoria | C |
| Van Vleck | Matagorda | C |
| Wadsworth | Matagorda | C |
| Wallis | Austin | C |
| Warda | Fayette | C |
| Warrenton | Fayette | C |
| Weimar | Colorado | C |
| Wellborn | Brazos | C |
| West Columbia | Brazoria | C |
| West Point | Fayette | C |
| Wharton | Wharton | C |
| Wheelock | Robertson | C |
- Listed above are most places served by USA area code 979. 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.
- C stands for Central Time (currently ).