Area Code 956
Bell Laboratories and AT&T put forward an area code system in the year 1940 that came into view much later i.e. after seven years in the year 1947. It came to be popularly known as the NANP or North American Numbering Plan and took into consideration Canada as well as the United States. NANP is considered to be the agency that plays a viable role in allocating phone numbers.
In 1947, States as well as provinces having more than a single area code were provided three digit numbers as area codes. These codes had one as their middle number. For example, the area code of a variety of regions of California is 213 and 916 and the area codes for a variety of areas of New York are 518 and 212. In the year 1947, states as well as provinces that had a single area code were assigned three digit numbers as codes. These codes had zero as their middle number. For instance, the area code of Florida was 305 while the area code of Connecticut was 203. At that point of time, the number of area codes was restricted to 86. The first as well as the third digits were allocated by taking into consideration the population density of the city as well as the region that is grouped under a particular area code. The areas that were most densely populated were assigned the lowest numbers. The area including the New York City was assigned 212 whereas the surrounding areas were assigned the area code 914.
Area code 956 is the North American telephone area codes for numbers in the South Padre Island, Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville areas. This area code was created in the year 1997, 25th of May, after it got separated from the area code 210.
Area code 956 serves the following counties:
Cameron, Hidalgo, Burnet, La Salle, Jim Hogg, Webb, Starr, Willacy, and Zapata
Area code 956 serves the following cities and towns:
Alamo, Combes, Brownsville, Donna, Delmita, Edinburg, Edcouch, Encinal, Elsa, Garciasville, Falcon Heights, Guerra, Grulla, Harlingen, Hargill, La Blanca, Hidalgo, La Joya, La Feria, Laredo, La Villa, Linn, Lasara, Los Ebanos, Lopeno, Los Indios, Los Fresnos, Lyford, McAllen, Lozano, Mission, Mercedes, Penitas, Olmito, Port Isabel, Pharr, Progreso, Port Mansfield, Rio Grande City, Raymondville, Roma, Salineno, Rio Hondo, San Isidro, San Benito, Weslaco, San Perlita, San Juan, Santa Elena, San Ygnacio, Santa Rosa, Santa Maria, South Padre Island, Sebastian, Sullivan City, Zapata, Cotulla, Garciasville, Marble falls, McAllen
Area code 956 serves the following states:
Texas
Area code 956 records an estimated population of 1, 186, 925. In other words, nearly 1, 186, 925 people are registered with the phone services of this area code.
The carriers of area code 956 include:
Level 3 Communicationsx
Sprint Spectrum Tx
Sprint Spectrum
Stpcs Joint Venture
Western Wireless Corporation Tx
Blue Licenses Holding
Southwestern Bell Wireless
Arch Wireless Holdings
Awesome Paging
Metrocall
Southwestern Bellx
Fitch F Cary
Air Wire Network Comm Inc Dba In
Advanced Paging
South Texas Paging
Grande Communications Networks Inc