Area Code Box

Area code 956

Where is area code 956?

Laredo, Brownsville and McAllen, Texas

Local time: … (Central Time)

StateTexas
CountryUnited States
Main citiesLaredo, Brownsville and McAllen
Time zoneCentral Time
Overlay area codesNone
In service since1997 (created from 210)
Assigned prefixes735
Dialing format(956) XXX-XXXX · +1 956 XXX XXXX from abroad

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Cities and towns in area code 956

Listed by how many phone prefixes (the 3 digits after the area code) are assigned to each place in 956.

Phone companies in area code 956

The carriers that hold the most 956 prefixes. People can move their number to another carrier, so this shows who first issued a number, not who serves it today.

PrefixesCarrier
145Southwestern Bell (AT&T)
143Stpcs Joint Venture
130New Cingular Wireless PCS (AT&T)
44Verizon Wireless
43Onvoy
26Metropcs (T-Mobile)
19Twc IP Enabled Services
18Bandwidth.com CLEC

All 735 prefixes in area code 956

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Questions

Where is area code 956?
Area code 956 is in Texas. It serves Laredo, Brownsville, McAllen, Harlingen and Edinburg and 31 other cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 956 in?
Area code 956 uses Central Time.
Is a call from area code 956 a scam?
The area code alone doesn’t tell you. Most calls from 956 are ordinary local calls, but scammers can fake (“spoof”) any number. If you don’t recognize a 956 number, let it go to voicemail.
When did area code 956 start?
956 went into service in 1997. It was created from area code 210.
Can a 956 number be outside Texas?
Yes. People keep their numbers when they move and when they switch to mobile or internet phone services, so a 956 caller can be anywhere.

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361Corpus Christi, Victoria and Alice
409Beaumont, Galveston and Texas City
430Longview, Greenville and Tyler
432Odessa, Midland and Big Spring
469Grand Prairie, Dallas and Plano
512Austin, Georgetown and San Marcos
621Houston, Spring and Katy
682Arlington, Fort Worth and Weatherford
713Houston, Pasadena and Spring
726San Antonio
737Austin, Georgetown and Bastrop
806Lubbock, Amarillo and Plainview
817Fort Worth, Arlington and Hurst
830New Braunfels, Del Rio and Seguin
832Houston, Spring and Richmond
903Tyler, Longview and Texarkana
915El Paso, Clint and Canutillo
936Conroe, Lufkin and Huntsville
940Wichita Falls, Denton and Decatur
945Grand Prairie, Dallas and Frisco
972Dallas, Grand Prairie and Irving
979Bryan, Angleton and Freeport