The 979 area code is located in the state of Texas, and according to Intelius data, covers roughly 329,363 phone numbers and 458,392 listings across 418 prefixes.
This is a General Purpose Code, in service since February 19, 2000.
Area code 979 was split from area code 409.
Local calls within area code 979 require 7 digits dialing, while long-distance calls require 1 plus 10 digits dialing.
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