Area code 806
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:Texas area codes image map Area code 806 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the U.S. state of Texas in the Panhandle and South Plains, including the cities of Amarillo and Lubbock. It was created in 1957 in a flash-cut from numbering plan area (NPA) 915, the north-western corner of the state, but also incorporated a small portion of the region of area code 817 to the east.[1] As of 2025, area code 806 is the only area code of the six area codes that served Texas from 1957 to 1983 (along with 214, 512, 713, 817, and 915) to not need relief.
Prior to October 2021, area code 806 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.[2]
Service area
Counties:
- Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Terry, Wheeler and Yoakum
Towns and cities:
- Abernathy, Adrian, Afton, Aiken, Alanreed, Allison, Amarillo, Amherst, Anton, Bledsoe, Booker, Borger, Bovina, Boys Ranch, Briscoe, Brownfield, Bula, Bushland, Cactus, Canadian, Canyon, Channing, Clarendon, Claude, Cotton Center, Crosbyton, Dalhart, Darrouzett, Dawn, Dickens, Dimmitt, Dodson, Dougherty, Dumas, Earth, Edmonson, Enochs, Estelline, Farnsworth, Farwell, Fieldton, Flomot, Floydada, Follett, Friona, Fritch, Gail, Girard, Groom, Gruver, Guthrie, Hale Center, Happy, Hart, Hartley, Hedley, Hereford, Higgins, Idalou, Jayton, Justiceburg, Kerrick, Kress, Lakeview, Lamesa, Lazbuddie, Lefors, Lelia Lake, Levelland, Lipscomb, Littlefield, Lockney, Loop, Lorenzo, Lubbock, Maple, Masterson, Matador, McAdoo, McLean, Meadow, Memphis, Miami, Mobeetie, Morse, Morton, Muleshoe, Nazareth, New Deal, New Home, O'Donnell, Olton, Paducah, Pampa, Panhandle, Pep, Perryton, Petersburg, Plains, Plainview, Posey, Post, Quail, Quitaque, Ralls, Ransom Canyon, Roaring Springs, Ropesville, Samnorwood, Sanford, Seagraves, Shallowater, Shamrock, Silverton, Skellytown, Slaton, Smyer, South Plains, Spade, Spearman, Springlake, Spur, Stinnett, Stratford, Sudan, Summerfield, Sundown, Sunray, Tahoka, Texline, Tokio, Tulia, Turkey, Umbarger, Vega, Waka, Wayside, Welch, Wellington, Wellman, Wheeler, White Deer, Whiteface, Whitharral, Wildorado, Wilson, and Wolfforth
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moore, Carl (1996-02-12). "history.of.area.splits". TELECOM Digest. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Also published in newsgroup comp.dcom.telecom - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). NANPA. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
External links
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Area Code Maps". North American Numbering Plan Administrator.
| North: 580 | ||
| West: 575 | 806 | East: 580, 940 |
| South: 325, 432 | ||
| [[Template:US State Abbrev]] area codes: 505, 575 | ||
| [[Template:US State Abbrev]] area codes: 405/572, 580, 918/539 | ||
