TEXAS · AREA CODE GUIDE
979 area code location: Bryan, Angleton, and Brenham, Texas
- Local date and time
- Central Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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979 area code at a glance
- State
- Texas
- Primary cities
- Bryan, Angleton, and Brenham
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Bryan, 91,996 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 411 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 409.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
Counties and cities covered
979 numbers are issued across 54 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Brazoria County, Austin County, Fayette County, Colorado County, Robertson County, Wharton County, Brazos County, Burleson County, Fort Bend County, Lee County, Washington County, Matagorda County, and Waller County.
- Bryan
- Angleton
- Brenham
- Bay City
- El Campo
- Freeport
- Wharton
- Sealy
- Hempstead
- Giddings
- Caldwell
- Hearne
- La Grange
- Bellville
- Columbus
- West Columbia
- Sweeny
- Eagle Lake
- Needville
- Brazoria
- Schulenburg
- East Bernard
- Weimar
- Franklin
- Somerville
29 more communities
- Wallis
- Lexington
- Calvert
- Beasley
- Kurten
- Industry
- Burton
- Carmine
- Fayetteville
- Boling New Gulf
- Borden
- Churchill
- Clute Lake Jackson
- Damon
- Deanville
- Dime Box
- Garwood
- Glen Flora
- High Hill
- Hostyn
- Louise
- Markham
- Matagorda
- Moravia
- New Ulm
- Northrup
- Plum
- Snook Tunis
- Warrenton
Notable places in 979
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University | 7.1 km from Bryan | University, 81,239 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| George Bush Presidential Library | 8.2 km from Bryan | Museum |
| Kyle Field | 7.3 km from Bryan | Stadium |
| Caldwell Municipal Airport | 1.6 km from Caldwell | Airport |
| Easterwood Airport | 8.8 km from Bryan | Commercial airport, 68,316 enplanements (2024) |
| Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport | 7.7 km from Angleton | Airport |
| Texas Wendish Heritage Museum | 2.4 km from Northrup | Museum |
| Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine | 3.8 km from Bryan | College |
| The John Fairey Garden | 6.2 km from Hempstead | Botanical garden |
| Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences | 6.5 km from Bryan | College |
Questions about 979
Where is the 979 area code?
979 is in Texas. Its numbers are issued in Bryan, Angleton, Brenham, and 51 other communities.
What time zone is area code 979 in?
979 is in Central Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 979 area code?
Bryan, Angleton, Brenham, Bay City, and El Campo, and 49 other communities.
What state is area code 979 in?
Area code 979 is in Texas.
What counties are covered by area code 979?
Area code 979 covers communities in Brazoria County, Austin County, Fayette County, Colorado County, Robertson County, Wharton County, Brazos County, Burleson County, Fort Bend County, Lee County, Washington County, Matagorda County, and Waller County.
Is 979 a toll-free area code?
No. 979 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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