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Area code
325
In service
United States · since 2003

Abilene

A single area code for west-central Texas, anchored by Abilene and San Angelo. Created in the 2003 three-way split of 915.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Abilene
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2003
Projected exhaust
2052 Q2

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 325 is

West-central Texas: the Abilene and San Angelo areas.

Communities served wholly or partly by 325:

AbileneSan AngeloBrownwoodSweetwaterSnyderColeman

Representative; covers roughly 28 counties in west-central Texas.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 325 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 2003 915 El Paso 325 was carved from the eastern portion of 915 on April 5, 2003.
Related · 2003 432 Midland 432 was created in the same three-way split of 915 (Permian Basin portion).
What's changing. Single, non-overlaid area code. Code-specific 10-digit-dialing date UNVERIFIED; the statewide 988-driven transition applied by Oct 24, 2021.
C · History

How 325 got here

2002-02
Texas PUC ordered 915 divided into three regions (permissive-dialing period).
Source: ACU Optimist (secondary)
2003-04-05
Created (with 432) in a split from 915; 915 retained by the El Paso area.
Source: Wikipedia (Area code 325)
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
442
Prefixes available
358
Thousands-blocks assigned
1,806

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 325
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

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