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281 area code phone numbers

Browse current phone-number listings in area code 281, associated with Alvin, Arcola, Baytown, Beach City, Brookshire. Compare memorable patterns and listed pricing. 20,791 281 numbers are currently available at $49 (median $49), including 4,072 vanity-word and 2,774 round-hundred numbers.

  • Area code 281 is associated with Texas
  • Time zone: Central Time
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About the 281 area code

Location
Harris County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, and Brazoria County, TX and 4 more counties
Time zone
Central Time
History
Added in November 1996 as an overlay of 713
Overlays
346, 621, 713, and 832 serve the same area as 281
Dialing
Local calls are dialed with 10 digits (1 + 10 digits also works)
Prefixes
800 exchange prefixes in use, held by 30 carriers
Map of the 281 area codeShaded area shows where 281 numbers are rated, with neighboring area codes outlined around it.936979409361HoustonSpringKatySugar LandBaytownDickinsonKemahArcola
Approximate 281 coverage from U.S. Census ZIP code areas and NANPA rate centers.

Cities and communities in 281

Houston, Spring, Katy, Sugar Land, Rosenberg, Baytown, Cypress, Humble, Tomball, Dickinson, Channelview, Cleveland, Alvin, Deer Park, Stafford, Kemah

ZIP codes in the 281 area code

182 ZIP code areas. Area codes follow telephone exchange boundaries rather than ZIP code lines, so ZIP codes near the edge can also be served by a neighboring area code.

Harris County, TX (132)

77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77040, 77041, 77042, 77043, 77044, 77045, 77046, 77047, 77048, 77049, 77050, 77051, 77054, 77055, 77056, 77057, 77058, 77059, 77060, 77061, 77062, 77063, 77064, 77065, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77071, 77072, 77073, 77074, 77075, 77076, 77077, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77082, 77083, 77084, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77088, 77089, 77090, 77091, 77092, 77093, 77094, 77095, 77096, 77098, 77099, 77204, 77336, 77338, 77339, 77345, 77346, 77373, 77375, 77377, 77379, 77388, 77389, 77396, 77401, 77429, 77433, 77447, 77449, 77450, 77493, 77502, 77503, 77504, 77505, 77506, 77507, 77520, 77521, 77530, 77532, 77536, 77547, 77562, 77571, 77586, 77587, 77598

Show 7 more counties (50 ZIP codes)

Fort Bend County, TX (21)

77053, 77406, 77407, 77417, 77441, 77444, 77451, 77459, 77461, 77464, 77469, 77471, 77476, 77477, 77478, 77479, 77481, 77489, 77494, 77498, 77545

Montgomery County, TX (13)

77302, 77306, 77354, 77355, 77357, 77362, 77365, 77372, 77380, 77381, 77382, 77385, 77386

Brazoria County, TX (5)

77511, 77578, 77581, 77583, 77584

Galveston County, TX (5)

77518, 77539, 77546, 77565, 77573

Chambers County, TX (2)

77523, 77580

Liberty County, TX (2)

77327, 77368

Waller County, TX (2)

77423, 77466

Area codes that share 281’s area

346621713832

Neighboring area codes

936979409361512

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