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Area code 832
Area code 832 is centred on Houston, Texas. We hold 7,823 allocated blocks for it across 43 rate centres, split 62% mobile, 29% landline and 9% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 832
Area code 832 does not have Houston to itself. 3 other codes — 281, 346, 713 — serve the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
2815,294 blocks, 45 rate centres, mostly landline
3467,997 blocks, 45 rate centres, mostly mobile
7134,168 blocks, 19 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 832 number and a 281 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Houston by area code needs all 4 of them.
832 is not confined to Houston itself: its blocks sit across 43 rate centres, named in the table below.
Texas is split across 28 area codes — 346, 832, 469, 210, 956, 512 and others. By allocated blocks 832 is the second largest of them, holding 6% of the Texas total.
Where 832 numbers are concentrated
Rate-centre names are reproduced as NANPA records them. The agency truncates them to ten characters, so longer names appear shortened elsewhere on this site.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 832 |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 4,221 | 54% |
| Hstnsuburb | 553 | 7% |
| Bammel | 465 | 6% |
| Spring | 332 | 4% |
| Richmnrnbg | 222 | 3% |
| Dickinson | 154 | 2% |
| Langhamcrk | 145 | 2% |
| Baytown | 133 | 2% |
| Cypress | 132 | 2% |
| Barker | 111 | 1% |
| Satsuma | 111 | 1% |
| Tomball | 100 | 1% |
| Apollo | 98 | 1% |
| Channelvw | 88 | 1% |
| Humble | 88 | 1% |
| Sugar Land | 88 | 1% |
| Cleveland | 78 | 1% |
| Stafford | 77 | 1% |
| Deer Park | 66 | 1% |
| Westfield | 63 | 1% |
| Alvin | 55 | 1% |
| Friendswd | 33 | 0% |
| Kemah | 33 | 0% |
| Leaguecity | 33 | 0% |
19 further rate centres in 832 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 832 blocks
AT&T Wireless1,504 blocks
Aerial Communications, Inc.1,282 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.940 blocks
Verizon Wireless676 blocks
Onvoy507 blocks
Bandwidth449 blocks
The largest holder, AT&T Wireless, has 19% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 832 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 832 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 832?
Area code 832 covers Houston, Texas. It is not the only code there: 281, 346, 713 are overlays on the same rate centres, so a Houston, Texas number can start with any of them.
Is a 832 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 832 the split runs 62% mobile, 29% landline and 9% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 832 numbers?
The largest holders are AT&T Wireless, Aerial Communications, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc.. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 832 numbers are there?
The code holds 7,823 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 832 covers on the order of 7,823,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.