Area code 806
Area code in Texas, United States
Numbering plan areas and area codes of Texas with numbering plan area 806 highlighted.
Area code 806 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the U.S. state of Texas in the Panhandle and South Plains , including the cities of Amarillo and Lubbock . It was created in 1957 in a flash-cut from numbering plan area (NPA) 915 , the north-western corner of the state, but also incorporated a small portion of the region of area code 817 to the east.[ 1]
Prior to October 2021, area code 806 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline , which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing . This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.[ 2]
Service area
Counties:
Armstrong , Bailey , Borden , Briscoe , Carson , Castro , Cochran , Collingsworth , Cottle , Crosby , Dallam , Dawson , Deaf Smith , Dickens , Donley , Floyd , Gaines , Garza , Gray , Hale , Hall , Hansford , Hartley , Hemphill , Hockley , Hutchinson , Kent , King , Lamb , Lipscomb , Lubbock , Lynn , Moore , Motley , Ochiltree , Oldham , Parmer , Potter , Randall , Roberts , Sherman , Swisher , Terry , Wheeler and Yoakum
Towns and cities:
Abernathy , Adrian , Afton , Aiken , Alanreed , Allison , Amarillo , Amherst , Anton , Bledsoe , Booker , Borger , Bovina , Boys Ranch , Briscoe , Brownfield , Bula , Bushland , Cactus , Canadian , Canyon , Channing , Clarendon , Claude , Cotton Center , Crosbyton , Dalhart , Darrouzett , Dawn , Dickens , Dimmitt , Dodson , Dougherty , Dumas , Earth , Edmonson , Enochs , Estelline , Farnsworth , Farwell , Fieldton , Flomot , Floydada , Follett , Friona , Fritch , Gail , Girard , Groom , Gruver , Guthrie , Hale Center , Happy , Hart , Hartley , Hedley , Hereford , Higgins , Idalou , Jayton , Justiceburg , Kerrick , Kress , Lakeview , Lamesa , Lazbuddie , Lefors , Lelia Lake , Levelland , Lipscomb , Littlefield , Lockney , Loop , Lorenzo , Lubbock , Maple , Masterson , Matador , McAdoo , McLean , Meadow , Memphis , Miami , Mobeetie , Morse , Morton , Muleshoe , Nazareth , New Deal , New Home , O'Donnell , Olton , Paducah , Pampa , Panhandle , Pep , Perryton , Petersburg , Plains , Plainview , Posey , Post , Quail , Quitaque , Ralls , Ransom Canyon , Roaring Springs , Ropesville , Samnorwood , Sanford , Seagraves , Shallowater , Shamrock , Silverton , Skellytown , Slaton , Smyer , South Plains , Spade , Spearman , Springlake , Spur , Stinnett , Stratford , Sudan , Summerfield , Sundown , Sunray , Tahoka , Texline , Tokio , Tulia , Turkey , Umbarger , Vega , Waka , Wayside , Welch , Wellington , Wellman , Wheeler , White Deer , Whiteface , Whitharral , Wildorado , Wilson , and Wolfforth
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Texas area codes: 210/726 , 214/469/972/945 , 254 , 325 , 361 , 409 , 432 , 512/737 , 713/281/832/346 , 806 , 817/682 , 830 , 903/430 , 915 , 936 , 940 , 956 , 979
North : 580
West : 575
area code 806
East : 580 , 940
South : 325 , 432
New Mexico area codes: 505 , 575
Oklahoma area codes: 405/572 , 580 , 918/539