Area code 940

Where area code 940 is

Area code 940 is a geographic area code in Texas, in service since May 25, 1997, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 940. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Wichita Falls, Denton, Decatur, Gainesville, and Mineral Wells. By population, its largest named places are Denton, Wichita Falls, Gainesville, Mineral Wells, and Burkburnett.

Places served by 940

940 holds 3.1% of the 16,097 central office codes assigned in Texas, the 16th most of the state's 29 codes. 60 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 940 exchanges; the most populous are Denton (166,000), Wichita Falls (102,000), Gainesville (18,295), and Mineral Wells (15,688). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

Ten-digit and seven-digit dialing in 940

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 940 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Who holds 940 exchanges

63 carriers hold the 506 central office codes assigned in 940. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 48 (9.5%). 369 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. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Rate centers and towns in 940

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 940 has codes in 96 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

940 code assignments over time

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). 506 are assigned in 940, 63% of 800. 91 were assigned in 2020 or later.

A local 940 number on Callata

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Porting a number you already use in area code 940 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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