TEXAS · AREA CODE GUIDE
972 area code location: Dallas, Plano, and Irving, Texas
- Local date and time
- Central Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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972 area code at a glance
- State
- Texas
- Primary cities
- Dallas, Plano, and Irving
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Dallas, 1,329,491 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 785 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 214.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
Counties and cities covered
972 numbers are issued across 43 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Collin County, Ellis County, Dallas County, Kaufman County, Denton County, Rockwall County, Hunt County, Johnson County, and Tarrant County.
- Dallas
- Plano
- Irving
- Frisco
- McKinney
- Grand Prairie
- Lewisville
- Carrollton
- Allen
- Celina
- Rockwall
- Waxahachie
- Cedar Hill
- Midlothian
- Prosper
- Princeton
- Forney
- Anna
- Royse City
- Ennis
- Terrell
- Seagoville
- Red Oak
- Kaufman
- Josephine
18 more communities
- Venus
- Crandall
- Wilmer
- Farmersville
- Ferris
- Combine
- Italy
- Nevada
- Maypearl
- Scurry
- Milford
- Bardwell
- Avalon
- Blue Ridge (collin)
- Bristol
- Dallas Fort Worth Airport
- De Soto
- Palmer
Notable places in 972
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | 7.8 km from Irving | Commercial airport, 42,351,316 enplanements (2024) |
| Dallas Love Field | 10.0 km from Dallas | Commercial airport, 8,654,991 enplanements (2024) |
| Toyota Stadium | 1.2 km from Frisco | Stadium |
| Southern Methodist University | 5.9 km from Dallas | University, 12,900 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Cotton Bowl | 1.6 km from Dallas | Stadium |
| Dallas Museum of Art | 3.3 km from Dallas | Museum |
| University of Texas at Dallas | 7.3 km from Plano | University, 33,405 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Texas Stadium | 5.8 km from Irving | Stadium |
| George W. Bush Presidential Center | 5.4 km from Dallas | Museum |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | 7.2 km from Dallas | College, 2,798 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
Also serving this area
Questions about 972
Where is the 972 area code?
972 is in Texas. Its numbers are issued in Dallas, Plano, Irving, and 40 other communities.
What time zone is area code 972 in?
972 is in Central Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Is 972 an overlay?
Yes. 972 was added as an overlay on 214 on 14 September 1996.
What cities are in the 972 area code?
Dallas, Plano, Irving, Frisco, and McKinney, and 38 other communities.
What state is area code 972 in?
Area code 972 is in Texas.
What counties are covered by area code 972?
Area code 972 covers communities in Collin County, Ellis County, Dallas County, Kaufman County, Denton County, Rockwall County, Hunt County, Johnson County, and Tarrant County.
Is 972 a toll-free area code?
No. 972 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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