Texas area code
Area code 956
956 is a Texas area code covering Laredo, Brownsville and McAllen. Check a 956 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
- 735
- Thousands-blocks assigned
- 5,600
- Carriers holding numbers
- 53
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 956
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 35.
| Rate centre (as filed) | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| LAREDO | 122 |
| BROWNSVL | 105 |
| MCALLEN | 103 |
| HARLINGEN | 86 |
| EDINBURG | 53 |
| MISSION | 43 |
| WESLACO | 36 |
| PHARR | 33 |
| RIGRANDECY | 16 |
| SAN BENITO | 12 |
| LOSFRESNOS | 11 |
| ROMA | 11 |
Carriers 956 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWESTERN BELL | 145 | 491 |
| STPCS JOINT VENTURE, LLC | 143 | 1,471 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | 130 | 1,318 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX | 44 | 321 |
| ONVOY, LLC - TX | 43 | 422 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 26 | 309 |
| TWC IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC | 19 | 156 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX | 18 | 293 |
| FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS | 17 | 61 |
| FRACTEL, LLC | 14 | 15 |
Questions about this area code
Where is area code 956?
956 is a Texas area code covering Laredo, Brownsville and McAllen. NANPA's report lists 735 exchanges in use across 35 rate centres.
Is 956 a mobile or a landline area code?
Both. An area code doesn't decide the line type: mobile, landline and VoIP numbers all use 956, and numbers move between carriers. Check the number itself to see what it is today.
Which area codes overlay 956?
None in NANPA's current report: no other area code has numbers in half of 956's rate centres.
Can you tell me who owns a 956 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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