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title: "Area code 409: Texas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 409 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas."
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# Area code 409: Texas, United States

Area code 409 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas.

NANPA lists 430 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 409, held by 41 holders across 48 rate centers.
Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 140 (33%). 82% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,353 complaints on file for 984 numbers in 409, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1982-11-01
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Prefixes in use: 430
- Pooled prefixes: 353 (82%)
- Rate centers: 48
- Companies holding prefixes: 41
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-08 to 2026-06-12 (198 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 58

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BEAUMONT | 102 | 24% |
| GALVESTON | 66 | 15% |
| TXSCYMARQU | 29 | 7% |
| PORTARTHUR | 28 | 7% |
| NDLDPTNCHS | 26 | 6% |
| ORANGE | 15 | 3% |
| JASPER | 14 | 3% |
| HTCHCCKSNF | 13 | 3% |
| 40 other rate centers | 137 | 32% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southwestern Bell | 140 | 33% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 49 | 11% |
| Onvoy | 37 | 9% |
| Aerial Communications | 27 | 6% |
| Verizon Wireless | 25 | 6% |
| Level 3 Communications | 22 | 5% |
| 35 other carriers | 130 | 30% |

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 713, named as the parent of 409 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1982-11-01: Area code 409 went into service.
- 2000-02-19: Area code 936 went into service and names 409 as its parent.
- 2000-02-19: Area code 979 went into service and names 409 as its parent.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 409, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 936 (about 73 miles), 281 (about 78 miles), 346 (about 78 miles), 713 (about 78 miles) and 832 (about 78 miles).

## ZIP codes

58 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Beaumont, TX (13 ZIP codes), Galveston, TX (6 ZIP codes) and Port Arthur, TX (4 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

1,353 complaints for 984 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 41
- 2024: 36
- 2025: 48

## Questions

### Where is area code 409?

NANPA assigns area code 409 to Texas, United States.

### In which state does area code 409 sit?

Texas. 409 is one of 29 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 409 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 409 are Beaumont, TX, Galveston, TX and Port Arthur, TX. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 409?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 409, Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 140 prefixes or 33%.

### Which time zone does 409 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 409 as Central (C).

### What year did 409 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1982-11-01, so 409 has been in use since 1982.

### Does area code 409 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 409.

### Which area codes are nearest to 409?

The area codes closest to 409, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 936 (about 73 miles), 281 (about 78 miles), 346 (about 78 miles), 713 (about 78 miles) and 832 (about 78 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 409 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 430 prefixes in service in 409, spread over 48 rate centers and 41 holders.

### Are there complaints about 409 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,353 complaints for 984 numbers in 409. 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).