Area Code Atlas

409 NPA split, Creating 936 and 979 NPAs - Texas

NPA 979 created from split of 409

In 2000, area code 409 was divided, with the western portion centered on Bryan–College Station assigned the new area code 979. The eastern segment retained 409.

NPA 979 split from 409

Area code 979 was created on February 13, 2000, in a geographic split from area code 409. The new code covered a region of Texas generally following the Brazos River, stretching from just south of Waco to the Gulf Coast, and included numerous counties and communities between the Austin and Houston metropolitan areas.