Irving, TX — rate center
- State
- Texas
- Active prefixes
- 162
- Carriers
- 22
- Pooled prefixes
- 118
- LATA
- 552
- Metro area
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
Irving is a telephone rate center in Texas served by area codes 214, 469, 945, 972. A rate center is the locality the phone industry uses to anchor numbers for billing; every prefix listed below is registered here.
162 central-office prefixes are currently anchored to this rate center, held by 22 different carriers. Pooling applies to 118 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
The rate center belongs to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Routing-wise it sits in LATA 552.
Because 214, 469, 945, 972 all serve this territory, two Irving numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Irving ranks among the larger numbering localities in Texas: 162 prefixes mean over 1,620,000 assignable numbers anchored here.
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 Irving
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 214-223 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 214-226 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | Yes |
| 214-260 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 214-277 | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS | Yes |
| 214-300 | GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX | Yes |
| 214-441 | SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY - TX | Yes |
| 214-492 | SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY - TX | Yes |
| 214-493 | SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY - TX | Yes |
| 214-499 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | Yes |
| 214-500 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | Yes |
| 214-519 | GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX | Yes |
| 214-524 | SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY - TX | Yes |
| 214-529 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 214-541 | GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TX | Yes |
| 214-591 | FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXAS | No |
| 214-594 | LEVEL 3 OF TELECOM OF TEXAS, LLC - TX | Yes |
| 214-596 | SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY - TX | Yes |
| 214-614 | XO TEXAS, INC. | No |
| 214-636 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 214-687 | LEVEL 3 OF TELECOM OF TEXAS, LLC - TX | Yes |
| 214-783 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 214-807 | ONVOY, LLC - TX | Yes |
| 214-839 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | Yes |
| 214-886 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | No |
| 214-995 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
FAQ
What area code is Irving, TX?
Irving is served by 4 area codes — 214, 469, 945, 972 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Irving have?
162 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 22 carriers.
Is a call from a Irving prefix really from Irving?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.