Red Oak, TX — rate center
- State
- Texas
- Active prefixes
- 17
- Carriers
- 7
- Pooled prefixes
- 14
- LATA
- 552
- Metro area
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
Red Oak 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.
17 central-office prefixes are currently anchored to this rate center, held by 7 different carriers. Pooling applies to 14 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 Red Oak numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
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 Red Oak
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 214-612 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | Yes |
| 214-617 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TX | Yes |
FAQ
What area code is Red Oak, TX?
Red Oak is served by 4 area codes — 214, 469, 945, 972 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Red Oak have?
17 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 7 carriers.
Is a call from a Red Oak prefix really from Red Oak?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.