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Area code
830
In service
United States · since 1997

New Braunfels

A single area code forming a "ring" around San Antonio, covering the Texas Hill Country and part of the border region. Split from 210 in 1997.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
New Braunfels
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1997
Projected exhaust
2073 Q4

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 830 is

South-central Texas: the Hill Country and border region completely surrounding the San Antonio (210/726) codes.

Communities served wholly or partly by 830:

New BraunfelsDel RioUvaldeKerrvilleEagle PassFredericksburg

Representative; ~29 counties across the Hill Country and San Antonio's outer ring.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 830 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 · 1997 210 San Antonio 830 split from 210 on July 7, 1997 and completely surrounds 210/726.
Related · 1997 956 Laredo 956 split off from 210 in the same 1997 relief action.
What's changing. Single, non-overlaid area code. Mandatory 10-digit dialing since Oct 24, 2021 (988-driven).
C · History

How 830 got here

1997-07-07
Created in a split from 210, forming the ring around San Antonio.
Source: Wikipedia (Area code 830)
2021-10-24
Mandatory 10-digit dialing began (988 conflict).
Source: Wikipedia (Area code 830)
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
509
Prefixes available
291
Thousands-blocks assigned
2,611

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 830
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

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