Buchanan Dam, TX — rate center
Buchanan Dam is a telephone rate center in Texas served by area codes 512, 737. A rate center is the locality the phone industry uses to anchor numbers for billing; every prefix listed below is registered here.
5 central-office prefixes are currently anchored to this rate center, held by 4 different carriers. Pooling applies to 5 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
Routing-wise it sits in LATA 558.
Because 512, 737 all serve this territory, two Buchanan Dam numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Buchanan Dam is a small rate center: 5 prefixes across 4 carriers serve it. Small localities like this often keep the same blocks for decades, so the prefix-to-place mapping tends to be stable.
Treat this data as geography of the number, not of the caller: porting, VoIP and caller-ID spoofing all detach the two. When a call matters, hang up and call back through an official number.
Prefixes anchored to Buchanan Dam
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 512-675 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX | Yes |
| 512-793 | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS | Yes |
| 512-886 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX | Yes |
| 512-890 | PEERLESS NETWORK OF TEXAS, LLC - TX | Yes |
FAQ
What area code is Buchanan Dam, TX?
Buchanan Dam is served by 2 area codes — 512, 737 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Buchanan Dam have?
5 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 4 carriers.
Is a call from a Buchanan Dam prefix really from Buchanan Dam?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.