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Area Code Overview
Area code 940 is a geographic telephone area code in Texas that went into service on May 25, 1997. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 992,956.
Overlay and Dialing Rules
- Area Code: 940
- State: Texas
- Type: General Purpose Code
- In Service Date: May 25, 1997
- Overlay Complex: 940
- Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.
Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 940
This area code is ranked 236th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 17th out of 28.
3,785,000
Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 940
Wireless
1,141,000 assigned
30.15%
Wireline and VoIP
1,867,000 assigned
49.33%
Other / Unclassified
777,000 assigned
20.53%
Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 940
Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,141,000
Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.
AT&T Wireless 344,000 (30.15%)
T-Mobile 281,000 (24.63%)
CHOICE WIRELESS, LC 180,000 (15.78%)
Verizon Wireless 172,000 (15.07%)
UScellular 161,000 (14.11%)
Optimum Mobile 3,000 (0.26%)
Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 940
Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 1,867,000
Bandwidth 270,000 (14.46%)
SANTA ROSA TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. 117,000 (6.27%)
VALOR TELECOMM TX, LP-TX #1 DBA WINDSTREAM COMM SW 95,000 (5.09%)
MUENSTER TELEPHONE CORP. OF TEXAS DBA NORTEX COMM 60,000 (3.21%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 50,000 (2.68%)
Peerless Network 43,000 (2.30%)
Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 940
Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 777,000
GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX 130,000 (16.73%)
BRAZOS TEL. COOP., INC. 100,000 (12.87%)
SANTA ROSA TEL COOP INC 80,000 (10.30%)
IP HORIZON LLC 77,000 (9.91%)
BRIGHTSPEED OF TEXAS, INC. 50,000 (6.44%)
WEB FIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - TX 50,000 (6.44%)
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TX 46,000 (5.92%)
TEXAS WINDSTREAM, LLC 41,000 (5.28%)
COMMUNITY TEL. CO. 40,000 (5.15%)
AMA COMM., LLC DBA AMA*TECHTEL COMMUNICATIONS-TX 28,000 (3.60%)
FRACTEL, LLC 23,000 (2.96%)
BRIGHTSPEED OF EASTERN TEXAS, INC. 21,000 (2.70%)
Cities and Towns in Area Code 940
Alvord, Texas Archer City, Texas Argyle, Texas Aspermont, Texas Aubrey, Texas Bartonville, Texas Bellevue, Texas Benjamin, Texas Bluegrove, Texas Bonita, Texas Boonsville, Texas Bowie, Texas Boyd, Texas Bridgeport, Texas Bryson, Texas Burkburnett, Texas Cee Vee, Texas Charlie, Texas Chico, Texas Childress, Texas Chillicothe, Texas Crowell, Texas Decatur, Texas Denton, Texas Elbert, Texas Electra, Texas Eliasville, Texas Forestburg, Texas Gainesville, Texas Goodlett, Texas Graford, Texas Graham, Texas Haskell, Texas Henrietta, Texas Holliday, Texas Iowa Park, Texas Jacksboro, Texas Jermyn, Texas Joplin, Texas Joy, Texas Justin, Texas Kamay, Texas Kirkland, Texas Knox City, Texas Krum, Texas Lake Dallas, Texas Loving, Texas Medicine Mound, Texas Megargel, Texas Millsap, Texas Mineral Wells, Texas Montague, Texas Muenster, Texas Munday, Texas Myra, Texas Newcastle, Texas Nocona, Texas Oklaunion, Texas Olney, Texas Ort, Texas Palo Pinto, Texas Paradise, Texas Perrin, Texas Petrolia, Texas Pilot Point, Texas Ponder, Texas Quanah, Texas Ringgold, Texas Rochester, Texas Rosston, Texas Rule, Texas Runaway Bay, Texas Saint Jo, Texas Sanger, Texas Santo, Texas Scotland, Texas Seymour, Texas Slidell, Texas Spanish Fort, Texas Sunset, Texas Thalia, Texas Tioga, Texas Truscott, Texas Valley View, Texas Vernon, Texas Weinert, Texas Wichita Falls, Texas Windthorst, Texas Woodson, Texas How These Figures Were Built
These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 940, not live customer counts.
Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.
They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.
Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.
Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm