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Area code 972
Area code 972 Dallas, Texas
Area code 972 is in Texas, with numbers assigned in Dallas, Grand Prairie, Plano and 38 more places. It’s 11:14 PM there now.
- State
- Texas29 area codes in Texas
- Time zone
- Central11:14 PM there now
- Exchanges
- 78541 places
- Overlay
- 214, 469 and 945Same area, 10-digit dialing
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Where area code 972 is
Numbers in 972 are assigned to 41 places in 9 counties: Dallas County, Collin County, Denton County, Kaufman County, Rockwall County, Ellis County, plus 3 more.
Dallas has the most, 31% of the exchanges; the rest are spread across 40 other places.
- Dallas247
- Grand Prairie134
- Plano92
- Irving90
- Lewisville30
- Carrollton28
- McKinney22
- Frisco21
- Allen14
- Waxahachie9
- Terrell7
- Cedar Hill7
- DeSoto6
- Ennis5
- Prosper5
- Rockwall5
- Seagoville3
- Forney3
- Wilmer3
- Italy3
- Red Oak3
- Ferris3
- Bristol3
- Nevada3
Phone companies in 972
785 blocks of numbers in 972 are held by 28 phone companies. The most belong to AT&T (323), Frontier (183) and AT&T Mobility (58).
Mostly landline: about 65% of blocks belong to local phone and cable companies, 10% to wireless networks and 24% to other carriers.
A block’s holder is the company it was first assigned to; numbers can move to other carriers since.
History and overlays
972 went into service in 1996, added to the area of 214.
214 (since 1947), 469 (since 1999) and 945 (since 2021) share the same area, so a new number there can get any of these codes and local calls are dialed with all 10 digits.
10 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in December 2025.
Calling 972
It’s 11:14 PM Central time in 972 right now.
From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 972 and the 7-digit number; inside the area, all 10 digits too.
Nearby area codes
Texas has 29 area codes: 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 346, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 621, 682, 713, 726, 737, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 945, 956, 972 and 979.
- 817 · Arlington, TX · about 25 mi
- 682 · Arlington, TX · about 27 mi
- 903 · Tyler, TX · about 80 mi
- 430 · Longview, TX · about 81 mi
- 940 · Wichita Falls, TX · about 83 mi
- 254 · Waco, TX · about 100 mi
From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s area code and exchange records (10/22/2026) and U.S. Census place and county names. Places and companies are where number blocks were assigned, not where anyone lives or which carrier a number uses today.
Map of the 972 area code
Map of the 972 area code around Dallas, Grand Prairie and Plano, Texas.
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Questions about 972
Where is area code 972?
In Texas, covering Dallas, Grand Prairie and Plano and other places across 9 counties.
What time zone is 972 in?
Central time. It was 11:14 PM there when this page loaded.
Is 972 an overlay?
Yes. 214, 469 and 945 serve the same area, so dial all 10 digits for local calls.
Which phone companies have 972 numbers?
28 companies hold blocks; the most belong to AT&T, Frontier and AT&T Mobility. About 10% of blocks are wireless.
Is 972 running out of numbers?
Not on record. 10 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.