Cities in area code 940
These are the cities and communities covered by 940 in Texas. "Covered" means the locality is a rate center holding 940 prefixes; the largest are Wichita Falls, Denton, Decatur.
Wichita Falls, Denton, Decatur, Mineral Wells, Aubrey, Gainesville, Bowie and Bartonville hold the largest prefix inventories; and 87 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Each locality below links to its rate-center page with the full prefix list.
25 of the localities fall within FCC top-100 metropolitan statistical areas; the rest are smaller communities.
1 of these localities are also reachable through other area codes — overlay territory where the same place answers to several codes.
All of the code's territory keeps Central time.
Remember that people keep numbers when they relocate, so a 940 number is a where-it-was-issued fact, not a where-they-are fact.
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita Falls | 82 | — | 940 |
| Denton | 78 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 817, 940 |
| Decatur | 15 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Mineral Wells | 14 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Aubrey | 13 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Gainesville | 13 | — | 940 |
| Bowie | 11 | — | 940 |
| Bartonville | 10 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Lake Dallas | 10 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Burkburnett | 10 | — | 940 |
| Graham | 9 | — | 940 |
| Vernon | 9 | — | 940 |
| Argyle | 9 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Justin | 9 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Henrietta | 7 | — | 940 |
| Jacksboro | 7 | — | 940 |
| Tioga | 6 | — | 940 |
| Iowa Park | 6 | — | 940 |
| Childress | 6 | — | 940 |
| Seymour | 6 | — | 940 |
| Munday | 5 | — | 940 |
| Myra | 5 | — | 940 |
| Bellevue | 4 | — | 940 |
| Holliday | 4 | — | 940 |
| Pilot Point | 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Palo Pinto | 4 | — | 940 |
| Kamay | 4 | — | 940 |
| Haskell | 4 | — | 940 |
| Aspermont | 3 | — | 940 |
| Santo | 3 | — | 940 |
| Rochester | 3 | — | 940 |
| Olney | 3 | — | 940 |
| Saint Jo | 3 | — | 940 |
| Possum Kingdom Lake | 3 | — | 940 |
| Graford | 3 | — | 940 |
| Medicine Mound | 3 | — | 940 |
| Sanger | 3 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Nocona | 3 | — | 940 |
| Knox City | 3 | — | 940 |
| Millsap | 3 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Quanah | 3 | — | 940 |
| Petrolia | 3 | — | 940 |
| Bridgeport | 3 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Krum | 3 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Chillicothe | 3 | — | 940 |
| Benjamin | 3 | — | 940 |
| Megargel | 3 | — | 940 |
| Rule | 3 | — | 940 |
| Weinert | 3 | — | 940 |
| Thalia | 2 | — | 940 |
| Bryson | 2 | — | 940 |
| Elbert | 2 | — | 940 |
| Bonita | 2 | — | 940 |
| Woodson | 2 | — | 940 |
| Alvord | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Montague | 2 | — | 940 |
| Lake Kemp | 2 | — | 940 |
| Ringgold | 2 | — | 940 |
| Spanish Fort | 2 | — | 940 |
| Joplin | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Kirkland | 2 | — | 940 |
| Goodlett | 2 | — | 940 |
| Truscott | 2 | — | 940 |
| White City Odell | 2 | — | 940 |
| Oklaunion | 2 | — | 940 |
| Boyd | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Slidell | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Archer City | 2 | — | 940 |
| Cee Vee | 2 | — | 940 |
| Ponder | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Runaway Bay | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Throckmorton | 2 | — | 940 |
| Rosston | 2 | — | 940 |
| Valley View East | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Chico | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Forestburg | 2 | — | 940 |
| Jermyn | 1 | — | 940 |
| Eliasville | 1 | — | 940 |
| Loving | 1 | — | 940 |
| Windthorst | 1 | — | 940 |
| Joy | 1 | — | 940 |
| Electra | 1 | — | 940 |
| Lake Kickapoo | 1 | — | 940 |
| Lake Arrowhead | 1 | — | 940 |
| Scotland | 1 | — | 940 |
| Charlie | 1 | — | 940 |
| Crowell | 1 | — | 940 |
| Valley View | 1 | — | 940 |
| Boonsville | 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Muenster | 1 | — | 940 |
| Perrin | 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Sunset | 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
| Newcastle | 1 | — | 940 |
| Orth | 1 | — | 940 |
| Blue Grove | 1 | — | 940 |
| Paradise | 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 940 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 940?
Wichita Falls holds the most active prefixes (82), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 940 cover?
96 rate centers in Texas hold active 940 prefixes, from Wichita Falls down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 940 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.