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806 Area Code

Area code 806 serves Lubbock, Amarillo, Plainview, Canyon, Pampa and nearby communities in Texas. It has been in service since January 1, 1957.

StateTexas
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use734
Projected to run out2032
LubbockAmarilloPlainviewCanyonPampaHerefordDumasLevellandBorgerBrownfieldWolfforthDalhartLamesaPerrytonSlatonLittlefieldBullardMuleshoeLubbockAmarilloPlainviewPampaHerefordDumas
Cities and towns served by area code 806

Who issues 806 numbers

Mobile 19%VoIP and cable 16%Landline 65%

Share of the 734 prefixes (the three digits after 806) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Southwestern Bell)118
Windstream112
AT&T Mobility71
Verizon Wireless48
Onvoy (Sinch)47
Lumen (Level 3)28
Ama*Techtel Communications26
Vexus23

Cities and towns in area code 806

CityPopulationOther area codes
Lubbock273,071
Amarillo205,130
Plainview19,314
Canyon16,518
Pampa16,414
Hereford14,976
Dumas14,862
Levelland12,513
Borger11,842
Brownfield8,762
Wolfforth8,746
Dalhart8,377
Lamesa8,103
Perryton7,850
Slaton5,684
Littlefield5,675
Bullard5,301903
Muleshoe5,162

Got a call from 806?

A 806 number was originally issued in Texas, but that does not prove the caller is there. 16% of 806 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 734 prefixes in area code 806

Format: (806) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 806

Where is area code 806?
Area code 806 is in Texas. It covers Lubbock, Amarillo, Plainview, Canyon, Pampa, Hereford and 12 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 806?
Area code 806 is in the Central time zone.
Is 806 a toll-free number?
No. 806 is a geographic area code in Texas. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 806 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 806 to exhaust in the second quarter of 2032. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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