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956 Area Code

Area code 956 serves Laredo, Brownsville, McAllen, Edinburg, Mission and nearby communities in Texas. It has been in service since July 7, 1997, when it was split from 210.

StateTexas
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use735
Projected to run out2029 ⚠︎
LaredoBrownsvilleMcAllenEdinburgMissionPharrHarlingenWeslacoSan JuanSan BenitoAltonAlamoMercedesDonnaPalmviewRio Grande CityHidalgoRomaLa HomaRaymondvilleLos FresnosMurilloMila DoceLa FeriaOlivarezPenitasSalida del Sol EstatesCameron ParkDoolittleElsaPrimeraPort IsabelLa JoyaProgresoDoffingLaredoBrownsvilleMcAllenSan Benito
Cities and towns served by area code 956

Who issues 956 numbers

Mobile 24%VoIP and cable 14%Landline 62%

Share of the 735 prefixes (the three digits after 956) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Southwestern Bell)145
Stpcs Joint Venture144
AT&T Mobility129
Onvoy (Sinch)50
Verizon Wireless44
Metropcs26
Twc Ip Enabled Services19
Bandwidth18

Cities and towns in area code 956

CityPopulationOther area codes
Laredo269,515
Brownsville192,957
McAllen150,640
Edinburg110,700
Mission88,992
Pharr80,830
Harlingen72,467
Weslaco44,203
San Juan37,868
San Benito24,980
Alton24,138
Alamo20,625
Mercedes17,915
Donna16,698
Palmview15,878
Rio Grande City15,451
Hidalgo15,376
Roma11,543
La Homa11,389
Raymondville10,082
Los Fresnos8,703
Murillo8,511
Mila Doce8,298
La Feria7,222
Olivarez6,566
Penitas6,495
Salida del Sol Estates6,356
Cameron Park6,180
Doolittle6,162
Elsa5,820
Primera5,478
Port Isabel5,302
La Joya5,257
Progreso5,148
Doffing5,126

Got a call from 956?

A 956 number was originally issued in Texas, but that does not prove the caller is there. 14% of 956 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 735 prefixes in area code 956

Format: (956) 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 956

Where is area code 956?
Area code 956 is in Texas. It covers Laredo, Brownsville, McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr and 29 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 956?
Area code 956 is in the Central time zone.
Is 956 a toll-free number?
No. 956 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 956 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 956 to exhaust in the second quarter of 2029. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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