Area code 361

Area code 361 at a glance

Area code 361 is a geographic area code in Texas, in service since February 13, 1999, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 361. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Victoria, Alice, Kingsville, Beeville, and Rockport. By population, its largest named places are Victoria, Kingsville, Alice, Beeville, and Port Lavaca.

Cities and towns in area code 361

361 holds 3.3% of the 16,097 central office codes assigned in Texas, the 15th most of the state's 29 codes. 42 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 361 exchanges; the most populous are Victoria (66,020), Kingsville (24,884), Alice (17,595), and Beeville (13,176). For a storefront or service area inside 361, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

How calls are dialed in 361

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 361 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Ten-digit local dialing means the area code is part of how customers save and recognize your number, so print it in full everywhere. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Phone companies in area code 361

53 carriers hold the 537 central office codes assigned in 361. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 110 (20%). 393 of the codes (73%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Local calling areas in 361

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 361 has codes in 71 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

How full is area code 361?

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 537 are assigned in 361, 67% of 800. 76 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 361 number for your business

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in area code 361, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.