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Dickinson's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Dickinson number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 346 / 832 / 281
- Exchanges
- 38NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 12
- Population
- 21,941Census 2024 est.
Dickinson area codes
Dickinson, in Galveston County, Texas, had a Census-estimated population of 21,941 in July 2024. NANPA lists 38 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 346 has the most (14, 37%). 346 is part of an overlay with 281, 621, 713, and 832, so a new local number in Dickinson may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Dickinson is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 346 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Dickinson
12 carriers hold the 38 exchanges assigned to Dickinson's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TX has the most, with 9. 35 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TX | 9 | 24% |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 9 | 24% |
| Frontier Southwest INC d/b/a Frontier Comm of Texas | 5 | 13% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX | 4 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 3 | 7.9% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TX | 2 | 5.3% |
| Grande Communications Networks, INC. - TX | 1 | 2.6% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 2.6% |
| Skye Telecom LLC d/b/a Skyetel | 1 | 2.6% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 2.6% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 2.6% |
| Level 3 of Telecom of Texas, LLC - TX | 1 | 2.6% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Dickinson
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Dickinson. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 10 of the 38 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 281 | 229, 309, 337, 508, 534, 614, 678, 729, 910, 967 |
| 346 | 208, 289, 408, 579, 617, 644, 653, 679, 696, 747, 810, 864, 902, 955 |
| 832 | 221, 226, 285, 315, 340, 385, 425, 505, 561, 580, 720, 738, 769, 820 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Dickinson's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Dickinson numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 24% |
| 2010s | 9 | 36% |
| 2020s | 10 | 40% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Dickinson
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Dickinson, those come from the DICKINSON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 346 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Dickinson is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, home to 7.8 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 162,055 business establishments in the Houston, TX metro area in 2023, employing 2,863,143 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (22,233), retail trade (20,204), and health care and social assistance (20,054).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 5,768 | 129,426 | 22.4 |
| Physician practices | 5,628 | 52,412 | 9.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 5,201 | 133,839 | 25.7 |
| Law offices | 3,867 | 27,482 | 7.1 |
| Dental offices | 3,400 | 21,058 | 6.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 2,805 | 16,850 | 6.0 |
| Management consulting firms | 2,726 | 20,467 | 7.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 2,582 | 6,722 | 2.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Dickinson business line
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Dickinson, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Houston, TX metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Dickinson, TX?
Dickinson has exchanges in 346, 832, and 281; 346 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Dickinson?
12, holding 38 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Dickinson business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Dickinson?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).