Area Code 979
Bell Laboratories and AT&T established an area code system in the year 1940. Even after being introduced in 1940, it came into effect seven years later in 1947. NANP or North American Numbering Plan was the name assigned to this area code system and took into consideration Canada as well as the United States.
In the year 1947, states as well as provinces that had only one area code were offered three digit numbers as area codes. These area codes had zero as their middle number. At this point of time i.e. in the year 1947, the total number of area codes was not more than 86. States as well as provinces that had more than a single area code were offered three digit numbers with one as their mid number. The first as well as the third digits were assigned only after taking into consideration the overall population of the city as well as the area which is grouped under a specific area code. The areas that were most densely populated were offered the lowest numbers as area codes.
Area code 979 is the North American telephone area codes for numbers close to the Brazos Rivers as well as its neighboring communities, extending from south of Waco and moving to the Gulf Coast. This area code was formed in the year 2000, 13th of February, after it got separated from the area code 409.
Area Code 979 serves the following states:
Texas
Area Code 979 serves the following counties:
Austin, Brazos, Brazoria, Galveston, Bastrop, Harris, Grimes, Jackson, Houston, Lavaca, Jasper, Montgomery, Leon, Colorado, Burleson, Fort Bend, Fayette, Lee, Milam, Matagorda, Waller, Robertson, Washington and Wharton
Towns and cities served by this area code:
Alleyton, Angleton, Altair, Beasley, Bay City, Bleiblerville, Bellville, Brazoria, Boling, Bryan, Brenham, Cameron, Brookeland, Dime box, Conroe, Galveston, Grapeland, Ganado, Houston, Hallettsville, Marquez, Lissie, Muldoon, Navasota, Moulton, Santa Fe, Rosanky, Snook, Smithville, Waller, Washington
Caldwell, Burton, Carmine, Calvert, Chappell Hill, Cat Spring, Clute, College Station, Chriesman, Wharton, Damon, Columbus, Danciger, Danbury, Deanville, Danevang, Eagle Lake, Dime Box, Egypt, East Bernard, Ellinger, El Campo, Franklin, Fayetteville, Garwood, Freeport, Giddings, Gause, Guy, Glen Flora, Hearne, Hungerford, Hempstead, Kendleton, Industry, Kurten, Kenney, Lake Jackson, La Grange, Ledbetter, Lane City, Lincoln, Lexington, Lyons, Louise, Markham, Nada, Matagorda, New Baden, Needville, Oakland, New Ulm, Orchard, Old Ocean, Plum, Pledger, Prairie View, Prairie Hill, Round Top, Rock Island, San Schulenburg, Felipe, Sheridan, Sealy, Sweeny, Somerville, Wadsworth, Van Vleck, Warda, Wallis, Weimar, Warrenton, West Columbia, Wellborn, West Point, and Wheelock
Area code 979 records an estimated population of 508, 002. In other words, nearly 508, 002 people are registered with the phone services of this area code.
The carriers of area code 979 include:
Sprint Spectrum
Southwestern Bell Wireless
Asap Pagingexas
Level 3 Communicationsx
Texas Communications
Arch Wireless Holdings
Grande Communications Networks Inc
Awesome Paging
Metrocall
Southwestern Bellx
Pac West Telecommx
Dobson Cellular Systems
Indiana Paging Ntwk
Bay Star Satellite Paging
Fitch F Cary
Aerial Communications
American Messaging
Gte Sw Dba Verizon Sw Incx
Alltel Communicationsx
Metrotel