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Area code
979
In service
United States · since 2000

College Station

A single area code for the Brazos Valley and Brazoria region (Bryan-College Station, Lake Jackson), between Austin and Houston. Split from 409 in 2000.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
College Station
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2000
Projected exhaust
2068 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 979 is

Central-southeast Texas along the Brazos River, between the Austin and Houston metros to the Gulf Coast.

Communities served wholly or partly by 979:

BryanCollege StationLake JacksonAngletonBrenhamBay City

Representative; covers a roughly 14-county area.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 979 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 · 2000 409 Beaumont 979 was created Feb 13, 2000 in a split from 409.
Related · 2000 936 Conroe 936 was created from 409 in the same 2000 relief action.
What's changing. Single, non-overlaid area code. Code-specific 10-digit-dialing date not stated in the fetched source (UNVERIFIED); statewide 988 transition applied by Oct 24, 2021.
C · History

How 979 got here

2000-02-13
Created by a split from 409, taking the western portion (Bryan-College Station area).
Source: Wikipedia (Area code 979)
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
446
Prefixes available
354
Thousands-blocks assigned
1,932

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 979
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

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