{{short description|Area code in southeast Texas, United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2021}} {{use mdy dates|date=September 2013}} {{Texas area codes image map|409}} '''Area code 409''' is a telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] (NANP) for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. The numbering plan area comprises the [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] and [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]] areas. It was created on March 19, 1983, in an [[split plan|area code split]] of [[area code 713]], the first since [[Area code 619|619]] split from [[area code 714|714]] four months earlier. Initially, it consisted of a horseshoe-shaped area that almost completely surrounded [[Houston]], but in 2000 it was divided into three sections. Area code 409 was retained by the eastern segment, while the central portion, centered on [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]], received [[area code 936]] and the western portion centered on [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]–[[College Station, Texas|College Station]], was assigned [[area code 979]].
==Service area== The counties served by area code 409 are [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers]], [[Galveston County, Texas|Galveston]], [[Hardin County, Texas|Hardin]], [[Jasper County, Texas|Jasper]], [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]], [[Newton County, Texas|Newton]], [[Orange County, Texas|Orange]], [[Polk County, Texas|Polk]], [[Sabine County, Texas|Sabine]], [[Trinity County, Texas|Trinity]], and [[Tyler County, Texas|Tyler]].
This includes the following cities and towns: [[Anahuac, Texas|Anahuac]], [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], [[Bevil Oaks, Texas|Bevil Oaks]], [[Bon Wier, Texas|Bon Wier]], [[Bridge City, Texas|Bridge City]], [[Bronson, Texas|Bronson]], [[Brookeland, Texas|Brookeland]], [[Buna, Texas|Buna]], [[Burkeville, Texas|Burkeville]], [[Call, Texas|Call]], [[China, Texas|China]], [[Colmesneil, Texas|Colmesneil]], [[Deweyville, Texas|Deweyville]], [[Doucette, Texas|Doucette]], [[Evadale, Texas|Evadale]], [[Fannett, Texas|Fannett]], [[Fred, Texas|Fred]], [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], [[Gilchrist, Texas|Gilchrist]], [[Groves, Texas|Groves]], [[Hamshire, Texas|Hamshire]], [[Hankamer, Texas|Hankamer]], [[Hemphill, Texas|Hemphill]], [[High Island, Texas|High Island]], [[Hillister, Texas|Hillister]], [[Hitchcock, Texas|Hitchcock]], [[Honey Island, Texas|Honey Island]], [[Jamaica Beach, Texas|Jamaica Beach]], [[Jasper, Texas|Jasper]], [[Kirbyville, Texas|Kirbyville]], [[Kountze, Texas|Kountze]], [[La Marque, Texas|La Marque]], [[LaBelle, Texas|LaBelle]], [[Lumberton, Texas|Lumberton]], [[Mauriceville, Texas|Mauriceville]], [[Milam, Texas|Milam]], [[Nederland, Texas|Nederland]], [[Newton, Texas|Newton]], [[Nome, Texas|Nome]], [[Orange, Texas|Orange]], [[Orangefield, Texas|Orangefield]], [[Pine Forest, Texas|Pine Forest]], [[Pinehurst, Orange County, Texas|Pinehurst]], [[Pineland, Texas|Pineland]], [[Pinewood Estates, Texas|Pinewood Estates]], [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]], [[Port Bolivar, Texas|Port Bolivar]], [[Port Neches, Texas|Port Neches]], [[Rose City, Texas|Rose City]], [[Rose Hill Acres, Texas|Rose Hill Acres]], [[Sabine Pass, Texas|Sabine Pass]], [[Santa Fe, Texas|Santa Fe]], [[Silsbee, Texas|Silsbee]], [[Sour Lake, Texas|Sour Lake]], [[Spurger, Texas|Spurger]], [[Stowell, Texas|Stowell]], [[Taylor Landing, Texas|Taylor Landing]], [[Texas City, Texas|Texas City]], [[Tiki Island, Texas|Tiki Island]], [[Vidor, Texas|Vidor]], [[Village Mills, Texas|Village Mills]], [[Wallisville, Texas|Wallisville]], [[Warren, Tyler County, Texas|Warren]], [[West Orange, Texas|West Orange]], [[Wiergate, Texas|Wiergate]], [[Wildwood, Texas|Wildwood]], [[Winnie, Texas|Winnie]], and [[Woodville, Texas|Woodville]].
==Ten-digit dialing== Prior to October 2021, area code 409 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.<ref name="pl556">{{cite web|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_556.pdf|date=January 8, 2021|publisher=North American Numbering Plan Administrator |title=Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of Texas area codes]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Area_code_footer|Map=TX}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090331120442/http://www.areacodedownload.com/409/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 409 Area Code]
{{Area code box|State=TX | This= Area code 409 | N= [[area code 936|936]] | S= [[Gulf of Mexico]] | E= [[area code 318|318]], [[area code 337|337]] | W= [[Area codes 713, 281, 832, 346, and 621|281/346/621/713/832]], [[area code 936|936]], [[area code 979|979]] | S1= LA}}
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