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title: "Area code 806: Texas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 806 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas."
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# Area code 806: Texas, United States

Area code 806 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas.

NANPA lists 732 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 806, held by 60 holders across 182 rate centers.
Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 118 (16%). 61% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,174 complaints on file for 1,714 numbers in 806, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1957-01-01
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Prefixes in use: 732
- Pooled prefixes: 449 (61%)
- Rate centers: 182
- Companies holding prefixes: 60
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-12 to 2026-07-08 (340 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 171

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LUBBOCK | 127 | 17% |
| AMARILLO | 120 | 16% |
| PLAINVIEW | 22 | 3% |
| PAMPA | 16 | 2% |
| HEREFORD | 11 | 2% |
| CANYON | 10 | 1% |
| LEVELLAND | 10 | 1% |
| BORGER | 9 | 1% |
| 174 other rate centers | 407 | 56% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southwestern Bell | 118 | 16% |
| Windstream Comm SW | 109 | 15% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 71 | 10% |
| Verizon Wireless | 48 | 7% |
| Onvoy | 40 | 5% |
| Level 3 Communications | 28 | 4% |
| 54 other carriers | 318 | 43% |

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

- 1957-01-01: Area code 806 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 806, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 580 (about 209 miles), 940 (about 213 miles), 325 (about 216 miles), 575 (about 219 miles) and 432 (about 221 miles).

## ZIP codes

171 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Amarillo, TX (27 ZIP codes), Lubbock, TX (26 ZIP codes) and Borger, 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

2,174 complaints for 1,714 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 88
- 2024: 72
- 2025: 113

## Questions

### Where is area code 806?

NANPA assigns area code 806 to Texas, United States.

### In which state does area code 806 sit?

Texas. 806 is one of 29 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 806 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 806 are Amarillo, TX, Lubbock, TX and Borger, TX. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 806?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 806, Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 118 prefixes or 16%.

### Which time zone does 806 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 806 as Central (C).

### What year did 806 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1957-01-01, so 806 has been in use since 1957.

### Does area code 806 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 806.

### Which area codes are nearest to 806?

The area codes closest to 806, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 580 (about 209 miles), 940 (about 213 miles), 325 (about 216 miles), 575 (about 219 miles) and 432 (about 221 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 806 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 732 prefixes in service in 806, spread over 182 rate centers and 60 holders.

### Are there complaints about 806 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,174 complaints for 1,714 numbers in 806. 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).