Area codes 214, 469, and 972 - wikipedia Area codes 214, 469, and 972 Map of Texas and adjacent regions, with numbering plan area 214 / 469 / 972 highlighted. Area codes 214, 469, and 972 are the North American telephone area codes for Dallas, Texas, and most of the eastern portion of the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex. The main area code, 214, was one of the original area codes established in October 1947. It originally covered the entire northeastern quadrant of Texas, from Fort Worth to the border with Arkansas and Louisiana. In 1954, most of Tarrant County was combined with much of the eastern portion of area code 915 to form area code 817. Despite Dallas ' dramatic growth in the second half of the 20th century, this configuration remained in place for 36 years. Finally, in 1990, the entire eastern portion of the 214 area code was split off as area code 903. The 1990 split was intended as a long - term solution, but within five years 214 was close to exhaustion due to the rapid growth of the Metroplex as well as the popularity of cell phones, fax machines and pagers. Additionally, the entire Metroplex is a single LATA, so several numbers in 817 were n't available for use. To solve this problem, in 1995 all of the old 214 territory outside Dallas and Dallas County was split off as area code 972. Within only two years, however, both 214 and 972 were on the verge of exhaustion. To solve the problem, area code 469 was introduced on July 1, 1999 as an overlay for most of the eastern portion of the Metroplex. At the same time, the 214 - 972 boundary was `` erased, '' and 972 was converted into an additional overlay for the entire region. The result was three area codes overlaying the same area, with ten - digit dialing required for all calls. While this had the effect of allocating over 23 million numbers to an area of just over nine million people, under current projections the Dallas area will not need another area code until late 2020. Since 2000, 214 and 972 have served as overlays for portions of eastern Tarrant County ( Arlington, Bedford, Euless, Grapevine, Southlake, and Colleyville ) which are closer to Dallas. Counties served by these area codes : Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall and generally eastern parts of Tarrant Towns and cities served by these area codes : Addison, Allen, Anna, Arlington, Avalon, Bardwell, Bedford, Blue Ridge, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Celina, Cockrell Hill, Colleyville, Combine, Copeville, Coppell, Crandall, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Elmo, Ennis, Euless, Farmers Branch, Farmersville, Fate, Ferris, Flower Mound, Forney, Forreston, Frisco, Garland, Glenn Heights, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Highland Park, Highland Village, Hurst, Hutchins, Irving, Italy, Josephine, Kaufman, Lancaster, Lavon, Lewisville, Little Elm, Lucas, Maypearl, McKinney, Melissa, Mesquite, Midlothian, Milford, Murphy, Nevada, Oak Leaf, Palmer, Pecan Hill, Plano, Princeton, Prosper, Red Oak, Rice, Richardson, Rockwall, Rosser, Rowlett, Royse City, Sachse, Scurry, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, Talty, Terrell, The Colony, University Park, Venus, Waxahachie, Westminster, Weston, Wilmer and Wylie. In addition, Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport is served by area code 972. See also List of Texas area codes NANPA Area Code Map of Texas References Jump up ^ https://www.nationalnanpa.com/pdf/NRUF/2017-1-NPA-Exhaust-Projections-Final.pdf External links NANPA Area Code Map of Texas List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 214 Area Code List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 469 Area Code List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 972 Area Code List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 936 Area Code Texas area codes : 210 / 726, 214 / 469 / 972, 254, 281 / 346 / 713 / 832, 325, 361, 409, 430 / 903, 432, 512 / 737, 682 / 817, 806, 830, 915, 936, 940, 956, 979 North : 430 / 903, 940 West : 254, 682 / 817, 940 Area codes 214 / 469 / 972 East : 430 / 903 South : 254, 430 / 903 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Area_codes_214,_469,_and_972&oldid=829282641 '' Categories : Dallas Area codes in the United States Area codes in Texas Telecommunications - related introductions in 1947 Telecommunications - related introductions in 1996 Telecommunications - related introductions in 1999 Hidden categories : Texas articles missing geocoordinate data All articles needing coordinates Talk About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 7 March 2018, at 18 : 14 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the area code for dallas tx
Answer: 214