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title: "Area code 432: Texas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 432 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas."
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# Area code 432: Texas, United States

Area code 432 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas.

NANPA lists 340 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 432, held by 42 holders across 60 rate centers.
Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 78 (23%). 71% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 755 complaints on file for 623 numbers in 432, 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: 340
- Pooled prefixes: 243 (71%)
- Rate centers: 60
- Companies holding prefixes: 42
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-05 to 2026-07-28 (182 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 63

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MIDLAND | 62 | 18% |
| TERMINAL | 60 | 18% |
| ODESSA | 54 | 16% |
| BIG SPRING | 16 | 5% |
| SEMINOLE | 9 | 3% |
| ANDREWS | 7 | 2% |
| ALPINE | 6 | 2% |
| FTSTOCKTON | 6 | 2% |
| 52 other rate centers | 120 | 35% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southwestern Bell | 78 | 23% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 35 | 10% |
| Verizon Wireless | 32 | 9% |
| Onvoy | 29 | 9% |
| Fractel | 19 | 6% |
| Windstream Comm SW | 19 | 6% |
| 36 other carriers | 128 | 38% |

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 432 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2003-04-05: Area code 432 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 432, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 325 (about 168 miles), 915 (about 220 miles), 806 (about 221 miles), 575 (about 241 miles) and 830 (about 272 miles).

## ZIP codes

63 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Midland, TX (11 ZIP codes), Odessa, TX (9 ZIP codes) and Alpine, TX (3 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

755 complaints for 623 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 33
- 2024: 32
- 2025: 47

## Questions

### Where is area code 432?

NANPA assigns area code 432 to Texas, United States.

### In which state does area code 432 sit?

Texas. 432 is one of 29 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 432 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 432 are Midland, TX, Odessa, TX and Alpine, TX. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 432?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 432, Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 78 prefixes or 23%.

### Which time zone does 432 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 432 as Central (C).

### What year did 432 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2003-04-05, so 432 has been in use since 2003.

### Does area code 432 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 432.

### Which area codes are nearest to 432?

The area codes closest to 432, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 325 (about 168 miles), 915 (about 220 miles), 806 (about 221 miles), 575 (about 241 miles) and 830 (about 272 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 432 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 340 prefixes in service in 432, spread over 60 rate centers and 42 holders.

### Are there complaints about 432 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 755 complaints for 623 numbers in 432. 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).