936 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Houston, Texas, area code 936 has served as a US telephone area code since 2000.
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Service start year
- 2000
- Local time zone
- Central time
- Overlay
- None: it is the only code in its area
- Calls inside the area
- Dialling uses 7 digits.
- The rate centres
- 72
- Expected exhaust
- 2067
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Sources: NANPA public reports, the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from the NANPA projection sheet 2026-1 (April 2026). This site is not an official NANPA site.
Get yourself a 936 number
Two ways to get a 936 number. With a provider plan, a new number comes assigned to you, chosen at sign-up from the numbers that provider holds in the code. Sellers offer numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, and charge a one-time price. You then transfer the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers that list local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 936 area code
For 936, NANPA lists 72 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
The listed places include Alto, Anderson, Apple Springs, Austonio and Batson. The list also has Bedias, Blanchard, Broaddus, Center and Central. It continues with Chester, Chireno, Coldspring, Conroe and Corrigan. It also lists Crockett, Cushing, Dayton, Devers and Diboll. The list includes Etoile, Evergreen, Fuller Springs, Garrison and Goodrich. It also lists Grapeland, Groveton, Hardin, Hilltop Lakes and Hudson (angelina). Other places are Hull, Huntington, Huntsville, Huxley and Iola. The list also includes Joaquin, Kennard, Liberty, Livingston and Lovelady. Other names are Lufkin, Madisonville, Memorial Point, Montgomery (montgomery) and Nacogdoches. It also has Navasota, New Waverly, Normangee, North Zulch and Oakhurst. The list includes Onalaska, Pennington, Plantersville, Prairie View and Raywood. It also lists Reklaw, Richards, Ruby, San Augustine and Saratoga, plus 12 more.
Area codes with a connection
Other area codes in Texas: 214, 512, 713, 915, 817, 806, 409, 903, 210, 972, 281, 254, 940, 830, 956, 832, 361, 469, 979, 682, 430, 325, 432, 737, 346, 726, 945 and 621.
936 area code questions
Where is area code 936?
In Houston, Texas, 936 rings around Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Which country code goes with a 936 number?
+1. Because 936 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calling from abroad means dialing +1 936 and the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 936 area code?
The 936 area keeps Central time.
Who calls using a 936 number?
Calls may come from homes, mobiles and local businesses with this code, while people who fake a local number also appear as callers. When you see a 936 number on your screen, it identifies where the number was assigned rather than who is calling.