Texas area code
Area code 832
832 is a Texas area code covering Houston. Check a 832 number below to see if it is mobile, landline or VoIP, and which carrier it is with today.
Verdicts describe reachability. They are not compliance checks.
- State
- Texas
- Exchanges in use
- 786
- Thousands-blocks assigned
- 7,029
- Carriers holding numbers
- 44
An exchange is the three digits after the area code, 10,000 numbers. A thousands-block is 1,000 of them, assigned to a carrier on its own.
Rate centres in 832
A rate centre is the local area a number belongs to. Names are as NANPA files them, often abbreviated. The 12 with the most exchanges, of 43.
| Rate centre (as filed) | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| HOUSTON | 441 |
| HSTNSUBURB | 53 |
| BAMMEL | 45 |
| SPRING | 32 |
| RICHMNRNBG | 22 |
| LANGHAMCRK | 16 |
| DICKINSON | 14 |
| BAYTOWN | 13 |
| CYPRESS | 12 |
| BARKER | 11 |
| SATSUMA | 11 |
| TOMBALL | 10 |
Carriers 832 numbers were assigned to
The carrier NANPA lists for each exchange and thousands-block. A number can be ported to another carrier after it is assigned, so check the number itself to see its carrier today.
How a port changes the carrier on your list
| Carrier (as filed) | Exchanges | Thousands-blocks |
|---|---|---|
| AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 177 | 1,974 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | 147 | 1,377 |
| SOUTHWESTERN BELL | 83 | 288 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX | 72 | 381 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX | 55 | 627 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 43 | 357 |
| ONVOY, LLC - TX | 38 | 542 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX | 23 | 429 |
| LEVEL 3 OF TELECOM OF TEXAS, LLC - TX | 20 | 55 |
| COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 15 | 248 |
Questions about this area code
Where is area code 832?
832 is a Texas area code covering Houston. NANPA's report lists 786 exchanges in use across 43 rate centres.
Is 832 a mobile or a landline area code?
Both. An area code doesn't decide the line type: mobile, landline and VoIP numbers all use 832, and numbers move between carriers. Check the number itself to see what it is today.
Which area codes overlay 832?
281 and 346 have numbers in at least half of the same places as 832, so a new number there can get any of these area codes.
Can you tell me who owns a 832 number?
No. NumberLookup shows whether a number is valid, its line type, its carrier and its region, never the person or business behind it.
Source: NANPA's public central office code and thousands-block reports, refreshed weekly. Carriers are the ones the numbers were assigned to, not necessarily today's, and never the person who uses a number.
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