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title: "Area code 361: Texas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 361 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas."
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# Area code 361: Texas, United States

Area code 361 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas.

NANPA lists 536 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 361, held by 51 holders across 71 rate centers.
Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 110 (21%). 73% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,011 complaints on file for 1,324 numbers in 361, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1999-02-13
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Prefixes in use: 536
- Pooled prefixes: 392 (73%)
- Rate centers: 71
- Companies holding prefixes: 51
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-26 to 2026-06-15 (241 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 60

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| C CHRISTI | 167 | 31% |
| VICTORIA | 40 | 7% |
| ALICE | 24 | 4% |
| KINGSVILLE | 18 | 3% |
| BEEVILLE | 14 | 3% |
| PORTLAVACA | 11 | 2% |
| ROCKPORT | 11 | 2% |
| PORTLDGGRY | 10 | 2% |
| 63 other rate centers | 241 | 45% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southwestern Bell | 110 | 21% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 80 | 15% |
| Onvoy | 54 | 10% |
| Stpcs Joint Venture | 50 | 9% |
| Frontier Comm Of Texas | 29 | 5% |
| Level 3 Communications | 21 | 4% |
| 45 other carriers | 192 | 36% |

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 512, named as the parent of 361 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1999-02-13: Area code 361 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 361, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 210 (about 103 miles), 726 (about 103 miles), 830 (about 108 miles), 956 (about 132 miles) and 979 (about 132 miles).

## ZIP codes

60 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Victoria, TX (5 ZIP codes), Alice, TX (2 ZIP codes) and Beeville, 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

2,011 complaints for 1,324 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 57
- 2024: 96
- 2025: 61

## Questions

### Where is area code 361?

NANPA assigns area code 361 to Texas, United States.

### In which state does area code 361 sit?

Texas. 361 is one of 29 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 361 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 361 are Victoria, TX, Alice, TX and Beeville, TX. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 361?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 361, Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 110 prefixes or 21%.

### Which time zone does 361 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 361 as Central (C).

### What year did 361 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1999-02-13, so 361 has been in use since 1999.

### Does area code 361 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 361.

### Which area codes are nearest to 361?

The area codes closest to 361, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 210 (about 103 miles), 726 (about 103 miles), 830 (about 108 miles), 956 (about 132 miles) and 979 (about 132 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 361 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 536 prefixes in service in 361, spread over 71 rate centers and 51 holders.

### Are there complaints about 361 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,011 complaints for 1,324 numbers in 361. 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).