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title: "Area code 915: Texas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 915 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas."
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# Area code 915: Texas, United States

Area code 915 serves Texas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Texas.

NANPA lists 366 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 915, held by 44 holders across 11 rate centers.
The largest rate center is EL PASO, with 309 prefixes (84%).
Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 105 (29%). 73% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,244 complaints on file for 1,013 numbers in 915, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: CM
- Prefixes in use: 366
- Pooled prefixes: 269 (73%)
- Rate centers: 11
- Companies holding prefixes: 44
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-08 to 2026-06-16 (194 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 142

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EL PASO | 309 | 84% |
| CLINT | 17 | 5% |
| CANUTILLO | 11 | 3% |
| VINTON | 10 | 3% |
| FABENS | 6 | 2% |
| FT HANCOCK | 5 | 1% |
| SIERRABLNC | 3 | <1% |
| DESERT HVN | 2 | <1% |
| 3 other rate centers | 3 | <1% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southwestern Bell | 105 | 29% |
| T-Mobile USA | 51 | 14% |
| Verizon Wireless | 32 | 9% |
| Onvoy | 29 | 8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 27 | 7% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC | 13 | 4% |
| 38 other carriers | 109 | 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 915 went into service.
- 2003-04-05: Area code 325 went into service and names 915 as its parent.
- 2003-04-05: Area code 432 went into service and names 915 as its parent.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 915, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 575 (about 161 miles), 432 (about 220 miles), 505 (about 285 miles), 520 (about 293 miles) and 806 (about 331 miles).

## ZIP codes

142 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are El Paso, TX (137 ZIP codes), Canutillo, TX (1 ZIP code) and Clint, TX (1 ZIP code). 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

1,244 complaints for 1,013 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 60
- 2024: 51
- 2025: 46

## Questions

### Where is area code 915?

NANPA assigns area code 915 to Texas, United States.

### In which state does area code 915 sit?

Texas. 915 is one of 29 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 915 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 915 are El Paso, TX, Canutillo, TX and Clint, TX. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 915?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 915, Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 105 prefixes or 29%.

### Which time zone does 915 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 915 as CM.

### What year did 915 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 915 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 915 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 915.

### Which area codes are nearest to 915?

The area codes closest to 915, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 575 (about 161 miles), 432 (about 220 miles), 505 (about 285 miles), 520 (about 293 miles) and 806 (about 331 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 915 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 366 prefixes in service in 915, spread over 11 rate centers and 44 holders.

### Are there complaints about 915 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,244 complaints for 1,013 numbers in 915. 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).