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title: "Area code 325: Texas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 325 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas."
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# Area code 325: Texas, United States

Area code 325 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas.

NANPA lists 408 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 325, held by 45 holders across 101 rate centers.
Frontier Comm Of Texas holds the most prefixes, 61 (15%). 72% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,339 complaints on file for 1,098 numbers in 325, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2003-04-05
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Prefixes in use: 408
- Pooled prefixes: 292 (72%)
- Rate centers: 101
- Companies holding prefixes: 45
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-03 to 2026-07-28 (207 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 97

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ABILENE | 79 | 19% |
| SAN ANGELO | 63 | 15% |
| BROWNWOOD | 18 | 4% |
| SNYDER | 12 | 3% |
| SWEETWATER | 9 | 2% |
| OZONA | 7 | 2% |
| JUNCTION | 6 | 1% |
| SONORA | 6 | 1% |
| 93 other rate centers | 208 | 51% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frontier Comm Of Texas | 61 | 15% |
| Southwestern Bell | 38 | 9% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 35 | 9% |
| Onvoy | 32 | 8% |
| IP Horizon | 20 | 5% |
| Level 3 Communications | 20 | 5% |
| 39 other carriers | 202 | 50% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 915, named as the parent of 325 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2003-04-05: Area code 325 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 325, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 254 (about 137 miles), 940 (about 143 miles), 512 (about 159 miles), 682 (about 159 miles) and 737 (about 159 miles).

## ZIP codes

97 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Abilene, TX (10 ZIP codes), San Angelo, TX (7 ZIP codes) and Brownwood, TX (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,339 complaints for 1,098 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 100
- 2024: 109
- 2025: 41

## Questions

### Where is area code 325?

NANPA assigns area code 325 to Texas, United States.

### In which state does area code 325 sit?

Texas. 325 is one of 29 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 325 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 325 are Abilene, TX, San Angelo, TX and Brownwood, TX. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 325?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 325, Frontier Comm Of Texas holds the most prefixes, 61 prefixes or 15%.

### Which time zone does 325 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 325 as Central (C).

### What year did 325 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2003-04-05, so 325 has been in use since 2003.

### Does area code 325 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 325.

### Which area codes are nearest to 325?

The area codes closest to 325, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 254 (about 137 miles), 940 (about 143 miles), 512 (about 159 miles), 682 (about 159 miles) and 737 (about 159 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 325 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 408 prefixes in service in 325, spread over 101 rate centers and 45 holders.

### Are there complaints about 325 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,339 complaints for 1,098 numbers in 325. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).