325
Area code

TX

United States geographic area code, in service since 2003-04-05.

Split from 915.

Statusin service
Introduced2003-04-05
JurisdictionTX, US
Local dialing7D
Time zoneCentral
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 55.8% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026
0%442 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%

Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-03, most recent 2026-07-28.

Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “TX” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier
Largest initial assignees in area code 325
RankAssigneePrefixesShare
01 FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS 61 13.8%
02 SOUTHWESTERN BELL 39 8.8%
03 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 35 7.9%
04 ONVOY, LLC - TX 32 7.2%
05 24 5.4%
06 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TX 20 4.5%
07 IP HORIZON LLC 20 4.5%
08 CENTRAL TEXAS TEL. COOP., INC. 16 3.6%
09 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TX 16 3.6%
10 TAYLOR TEL. COOP., INC. 14 3.2%

Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA
  • 2003-04-05Area code 325 entered service (created from 915).

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents
NANPA planning letters for area code 325
DateDocumentSubject
2002-04-24 PL-322 ↗ 915 NPA Split, Creating 432 and 325 NPAs (Texas)

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