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Area code 956
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<h2 id="service-area">Service area</h2> <p>Counties served by this area code: </p> <a href="/facts/Cameron_County,_Texas/dz6etKeL">Cameron</a>, <a href="/facts/Hidalgo_County,_Texas/NvHYp6vn">Hidalgo</a>, <a href="/facts/Jim_Hogg_County,_Texas/AFCqM1gB">Jim Hogg</a>, <a href="/facts/La_Salle_County,_Texas/SU7FwSwu">La Salle</a>, <a href="/facts/Starr_County,_Texas/NSByTm0F">Starr</a>, <a href="/facts/Webb_County,_Texas/wJ67Pwuc">Webb</a>, <a href="/facts/Willacy_County,_Texas/9WFwFgfm">Willacy</a>, and <a href="/facts/Zapata_County,_Texas/pLuKumjW">Zapata</a> <p>Towns and cities served by this area code: </p> <a href="/facts/Alamo,_Texas/DhEDF9hJ">Alamo</a>, <a href="/facts/Brownsville,_Texas/UpAlPVCV">Brownsville</a>, <a href="/facts/Combes,_Texas/Qz5y86Xe">Combes</a>, <a href="/facts/Delmita,_Texas/nJaJKPzH">Delmita</a>, <a href="/facts/Donna,_Texas/VUMbqC2c">Donna</a>, <a href="/facts/Edcouch,_Texas/ndRv0HNW">Edcouch</a>, <a href="/facts/Edinburg,_Texas/q2zeP4nU">Edinburg</a>, <a href="/facts/Elsa,_Texas/ndqHVoIB">Elsa</a>, <a href="/facts/Encinal,_Texas/P0o9JM09">Encinal</a>, <a href="/facts/Falcon_Heights,_Texas/Pu9DHQg7">Falcon Heights</a>, <a href="/facts/Garciasville,_Texas/ymBWJcW7">Garciasville</a>, <a href="/facts/La_Grulla,_Texas/wkhR9AQ1">Grulla</a>, <a href="/facts/Guerra,_Texas/6aq1Nf50">Guerra</a>, <a href="/facts/Hargill,_Texas/u0aQ4FxG">Hargill</a>, <a href="/facts/Harlingen,_Texas/4YxSHLl3">Harlingen</a>, <a href="/facts/Hidalgo,_Texas/9SLL9SX2">Hidalgo</a>, <a href="/facts/La_Blanca,_Texas/QRsqjzyC">La Blanca</a>, <a href="/facts/La_Feria,_Texas/X0Lwy0MV">La Feria</a>, <a href="/facts/La_Joya,_Texas/NuWNWJPx">La Joya</a>, <a href="/facts/La_Villa,_Texas/akESu1LG">La Villa</a>, <a href="/facts/Laredo,_Texas/vNnbJhmA">Laredo</a>, <a href="/facts/Lasara,_Texas/12WaXEXt">Lasara</a>, <a href="/facts/Linn,_Texas/ekluaI3V">Linn</a>, <a href="/facts/Lopeno,_Texas/1TF1KXtz">Lopeño</a>, <a href="/facts/Los_Ebanos,_Hidalgo_County,_Texas/qGWFCFrd">Los Ebanos</a>, <a href="/facts/Los_Fresnos,_Texas/Q8wamIWc">Los Fresnos</a>, <a href="/facts/Los_Indios,_Texas/fgUfFLID">Los Indios</a>, <a href="/facts/Lozano,_Texas/a1jbj5GP">Lozano</a>, <a href="/facts/Lyford,_Texas/5rmFoxqh">Lyford</a>, <a href="/facts/McAllen,_Texas/e7tT3Pe1">McAllen</a>, <a href="/facts/Mercedes,_Texas/N6bfsQKk">Mercedes</a>, <a href="/facts/Mission,_Texas/WkKp9Y3B">Mission</a>, <a href="/facts/Olmito,_Texas/HeJy1mD4">Olmito</a>, <a href="/facts/Pe%C3%B1itas,_Texas/C5B8F0na">Peñitas</a>, <a href="/facts/Pharr,_Texas/c6mc2XDm">Pharr</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_Isabel,_Texas/oyt1WwI6">Port Isabel</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_Mansfield,_Texas/FJyyN8VG">Port Mansfield</a>, <a href="/facts/Progreso,_Texas/IUgGfejo">Progreso</a>, <a href="/facts/Raymondville,_Texas/gLh9VCkU">Raymondville</a>, <a href="/facts/Rio_Grande_City,_Texas/KDrVvyvW">Rio Grande City</a>, <a href="/facts/Rio_Hondo,_Texas/d890xIRe">Rio Hondo</a>, <a href="/facts/Roma,_Texas/64MXwN57">Roma</a>, <a href="/facts/Salineno,_Texas/nGu8Dk5U">Salineno</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Benito,_Texas/j2AUIfU2">San Benito</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Isidro,_Texas/Tdy9CIQe">San Isidro</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Juan,_Texas/WIc0Racp">San Juan</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Perlita,_Texas/BoMRvPIB">San Perlita</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Ygnacio,_Texas/7WNtUsyT">San Ygnacio</a>, <a href="/facts/Santa_Elena,_Texas/8jxfUYK0">Santa Elena</a>, <a href="/facts/Santa_Maria,_Texas/C2f2gSQU">Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/facts/Santa_Rosa,_Texas/3vMVDLzx">Santa Rosa</a>, <a href="/facts/Sebastian,_Texas/SLq4Su31">Sebastian</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Padre_Island,_Texas/Msj5QEDL">South Padre Island</a>, <a href="/facts/Sullivan_City,_Texas/KmXXfCBV">Sullivan City</a>, <a href="/facts/Weslaco,_Texas/0Af2abPB">Weslaco</a>, and <a href="/facts/Zapata,_Texas/RXQaDlEx">Zapata</a> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_Texas_area_codes/BghEsNDn">List of Texas area codes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_North_American_Numbering_Plan_area_codes/g3qUWoa5">List of North American Numbering Plan area codes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.nanpa.com/resources/area-code-maps">"Area Code Maps"</a>. NANPA.</li></ul> <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> area codes: <a href="/facts/Area_codes_210_and_726/RkaG4bcA">210/726</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_214,_469,_972,_and_945/Av98zmQr">214/469/972/945</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_254/U0oEpGUI">254</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_325/u1WDPLpV">325</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_361/EFIu7dhK">361</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_409/I4eVd84c">409</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_432/6CFvn3WV">432</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_512_and_737/0ksSr0ft">512/737</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_713,_281,_832,_and_346/dxvo4KP6">713/281/832/346</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_806/9XjvS3DX">806</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_817_and_682/w3BMrNCk">817/682</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_830/H4IgsU7k">830</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_903_and_430/v4HXNPYv">903/430</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_915/9yb6fgIB">915</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_936/K7EFtD7A">936</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_940/2VKhYTbR">940</a>, 956, <a href="/facts/Area_code_979/4DTlpYRh">979</a><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>North: <a href="/facts/Area_code_830/H4IgsU7k">830</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>West: Country code 52 (<a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a>)</td><td>956 </td><td>East: <a href="/facts/Area_code_361/EFIu7dhK">361</a>, <a href="/facts/Gulf_of_Mexico/bGE5s57G">Gulf of Mexico</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>South: Country code 52 (<a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a>)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"2024-1 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. April 16, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024. <a href="https://nationalnanpa.com/reports/2024-1_NPA_Exhaust_Projections_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://nationalnanpa.com/reports/2024-1_NPA_Exhaust_Projections_Final.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>