{{short description|Area code in Texas, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Texas area codes image map|979}} '''Area code 979''' 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 region generally following the Brazos River found between the Austin and Houston metro areas and its surrounding communities, stretching from just south of Waco to the Gulf Coast. It was created on February 13, 2000, in a split from area code 409.
==Service area== The counties served by area code 979 are: :Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Matagorda, Milam, Robertson, Waller, Washington and Wharton.
The area includes the following cities and towns: :Alleyton, Altair, Angleton, Bay City, Beasley, Bellville, Bleiblerville, Boling, Brazoria, Brenham, Bryan, Burton, Caldwell, Calvert, Carmine, Cat Spring, Cedar Lane, Chappell Hill, Chriesman, Clute, College Station, Columbus, Damon, Danbury, Danciger, Danevang, Deanville, Dime Box, Eagle Lake, East Bernard, Egypt, El Campo, Ellinger, Fayetteville, Franklin, Freeport, Garwood, Gause, Giddings, Glen Flora, Glidden, Guy, Hearne, Hempstead, Hungerford, Industry, Kendleton, Kenney, Kurten, La Grange, Lake Jackson, Lane City, Ledbetter, Lexington, Lincoln, Lissie, Louise, Lyons, Markham, Matagorda, Millican, Mumford, Nada, Navasota, Needville, New Baden, New Ulm, Oakland, Old Ocean, Orchard, Pierce, Pledger, Plum, Prairie Hill, Pine Island, Rock Island, Round Top, San Felipe, Schulenburg, Sealy, Sheridan, Somerville, Sweeny, Van Vleck, Wadsworth, Wallis, Warda, Warrenton, Weimar, Wellborn, West Columbia, West Point, Wharton, and Wheelock.
==See also== {{Portal|Texas}} *List of Texas area codes
==External links== {{Area_code_footer|Map=TX}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207012022/http://www.areacodedownload.com/979/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 979 Area Code]
{{-}} {{Area code box|State=TX| This= area code 979 | N= 254, 430/903 | S= Gulf of Mexico | E= 281/346/621/713/832, 409, 936 | W= 512/737, 361 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Area Code 979}} 979 979 Category:Brazos County, Texas