Area code 956
Area code in south Texas, United States
Numbering plan areas and area codes of Texas with numbering plan area 956 highlighted.
Area code 956 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for the Lower and Middle Rio Grande Valley regions in the U.S. state of Texas . The numbering plan area includes the communities of Brownsville , McAllen , Laredo and South Padre Island . The area code was created May 25, 1997, in a split from area code 210 .
Current projections suggest that 956 will exhaust by late 2027 and an additional area code will be required in the Rio Grande Valley before such time.[ 1]
Service area
Counties served by this area code:
Cameron , Hidalgo , Jim Hogg , La Salle , Starr , Webb , Willacy , and Zapata
Towns and cities served by this area code:
Alamo , Brownsville , Combes , Delmita , Donna , Edcouch , Edinburg , Elsa , Encinal , Falcon Heights , Garciasville , Grulla , Guerra , Hargill , Harlingen , Hidalgo , La Blanca , La Feria , La Joya , La Villa , Laredo , Lasara , Linn , Lopeño , Los Ebanos , Los Fresnos , Los Indios , Lozano , Lyford , McAllen , Mercedes , Mission , Olmito , Peñitas , Pharr , Port Isabel , Port Mansfield , Progreso , Raymondville , Rio Grande City , Rio Hondo , Roma , Salineno , San Benito , San Isidro , San Juan , San Perlita , San Ygnacio , Santa Elena , Santa Maria , Santa Rosa , Sebastian , South Padre Island , Sullivan City , Weslaco , and Zapata
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Texas area codes: 210/726 , 214/469/972/945 , 254 , 325 , 361 , 409 , 432 , 512/737 , 713/281/832/346 , 806 , 817/682 , 830 , 903/430 , 915 , 936 , 940 , 956 , 979
North : 830
West : Country code 52 (Mexico )
956
East : 361 , Gulf of Mexico
South : Country code 52 (Mexico )