TEXAS · AREA CODE GUIDE

281, 346, 713, and 832 area codes location: Houston, Texas

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281, 346, 713, & 832 area codes: Texas

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281, 346, 713, and 832 area codes at a glance

State: Texas
Primary cities: Houston, League City, and Sugar Land
Time zone: Central Time
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The codes on this page
Area code	Started service	Parent code	New code planned
281	2 November 1996	713	No, as of 22 September 2026
346	1 July 2014	832	No, as of 22 September 2026
713	1 January 1947		No, as of 22 September 2026
832	16 January 1999	713	No, as of 22 September 2026

History

1 November 1982: 409 split from 713
2 November 1996: 281 added as an overlay on 713
16 January 1999: 832 added as an overlay on 713
1 July 2014: 346 added as an overlay on 832
23 January 2025: 621 created from 346
23 January 2025: 621 created from 346
23 January 2025: 621 added as an overlay on 346

Counties and cities covered

These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits.

Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Brazoria County, Chambers County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, and Waller County.

Houston
League City
Sugar Land
Baytown
Missouri City
Friendswood
La Porte
Deer Park
Alvin
Katy
Dickinson
Manvel
Stafford
Humble
Tomball
Seabrook
Mont Belvieu
Cleveland
Brookshire
Beach City
Kemah
Arcola
Splendora
Liverpool
Apollo

20 more communities

Bammel
Barker
Channelview
Crosby
Cypress
Highlands
Houston Suburban
Huffman
Langham Creek
Pinehurst
Porter
Porter Heights
Richmond-Rosenberg
Rosharon
Satsuma
Sheldon
Smithers Lake
Spring
Valley Lodge
Westfield

Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, U.S. Census Bureau county geography. Checked 2026-10-13.

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