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 telephonearea code in theNorth American Numbering Plan for the Lower and MiddleRio Grande Valley regions in theU.S. state ofTexas . Thenumbering plan area (NPA) includes the communities ofBrownsville ,McAllen ,Laredo andSouth Padre Island . The area code was created on May 25, 1997, in a split ofNPA 210 .
Projections in 2024 by theNorth American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) indicated that 956 will enter exhaustion levels by late 2027 and relief action will be required in the Rio Grande Valley by that time.[ 1]
Counties served by this area code:
Cameron ,Hidalgo ,Jim Hogg ,La Salle ,Starr ,Webb ,Willacy , andZapata 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 , andZapata
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 )
