| District of Texas area codes: 281 | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State/Province | Texas |
| Major City | Houston |
| Time Zone | Central (UTC-06:00) |
| Prefix | County | Primary City | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 281-221 | Harris | Houston, TX | New Cingular Wireless PCS - IL |
| 281-222 | Harris | Houston, TX | New Cingular Wireless PCS - IL |
| 281-223 | Montgomery | Cleveland, TX | Caprock Telecommunications Corp. |
| 281-224 | Harris | Houston, TX | New Cingular Wireless PCS - IL |
| 281-225 | Harris | Houston, TX | Ets Telephone Company |
| 281-226 | Harris | Houston, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-227 | Harris | Houston, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-228 | Harris | Houston, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-229 | Galveston | Dickinson, TX | Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless |
| 281-230 | Harris | Houston, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-231 | Harris | North Houston, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-232 | Fort Bend | Richmond, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-233 | Harris | Houston, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-234 | Harris | Katy, TX | Consolidated Communications Of Fort Bend Company |
| 281-235 | Harris | Houston, TX | Aerial Communications |
| 281-236 | Harris | Houston, TX | Aerial Communications |
| 281-237 | Harris | Katy, TX | Consolidated Communications Of Fort Bend Company |
| 281-238 | Fort Bend | Richmond, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-239 | Fort Bend | Richmond, TX | Southwestern Bell |
| 281-240 | Fort Bend | Sugar Land, TX | Windstream Sugar Land |
There are 786 prefixes, In the code area, the major cities are Alvin, TX;Atascocita, TX;Baytown, TX;Channelview, . The major city is Houston.