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title: "Area code 469: Texas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 469 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas."
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# Area code 469: Texas, United States

Area code 469 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas.

NANPA lists 786 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 469, held by 47 holders across 42 rate centers.
T-Mobile USA holds the most prefixes, 117 (15%). 89% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 5,378 complaints on file for 4,014 numbers in 469, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1999-07-01
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Assigned overlays: 214 (1947-01-01), 972 (1996-09-14), 945 (2021-01-15)
- Prefixes in use: 786
- Pooled prefixes: 699 (89%)
- Rate centers: 42
- Companies holding prefixes: 47
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-25 to 2022-06-21 (546 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 180

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GRANDPRARI | 178 | 23% |
| DALLAS | 139 | 18% |
| PLANO | 69 | 9% |
| FRISCO | 60 | 8% |
| MCKINNEY | 56 | 7% |
| IRVING | 35 | 4% |
| LEWISVILLE | 30 | 4% |
| CARROLLTON | 18 | 2% |
| 34 other rate centers | 201 | 26% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| T-Mobile USA | 117 | 15% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 86 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications | 71 | 9% |
| Verizon Wireless | 71 | 9% |
| Onvoy | 66 | 8% |
| Southwestern Bell | 50 | 6% |
| 41 other carriers | 325 | 41% |

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 214, named as the parent of 469 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1999-07-01: Area code 469 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 469, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 817 (about 30 miles), 682 (about 31 miles), 430 (about 79 miles), 903 (about 79 miles) and 254 (about 92 miles).

## ZIP codes

180 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Dallas, TX (105 ZIP codes), Irving, TX (12 ZIP codes) and Plano, TX (9 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

5,378 complaints for 4,014 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 280
- 2024: 295
- 2025: 196

## Questions

### Where is area code 469?

NANPA assigns area code 469 to Texas, United States.

### In which state does area code 469 sit?

Texas. 469 is one of 29 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 469 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 469 are Dallas, TX, Irving, TX and Plano, TX. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 469?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 469, T-Mobile USA holds the most prefixes, 117 prefixes or 15%.

### Which time zone does 469 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 469 as Central (C).

### What year did 469 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1999-07-01, so 469 has been in use since 1999.

### Does area code 469 have an overlay?

Yes. 214 (in service 1947-01-01), 972 (in service 1996-09-14) and 945 (in service 2021-01-15) share the same area with 469, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 469?

The area codes closest to 469, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 817 (about 30 miles), 682 (about 31 miles), 430 (about 79 miles), 903 (about 79 miles) and 254 (about 92 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 469 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 786 prefixes in service in 469, spread over 42 rate centers and 47 holders.

### Are there complaints about 469 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 5,378 complaints for 4,014 numbers in 469. 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).