936 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 936 serves Texas in the Central time zone, in service since 2000. The FCC has 1,047 unwanted-call complaints against 818 different 936 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 936 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (936) 495-••••22 complaints · 2015-06-04
- (936) 367-••••15 complaints · 2016-08-23
- (936) 398-••••13 complaints · 2017-10-25
- (936) 367-••••12 complaints · 2016-07-25
- (936) 206-••••11 complaints · 2016-12-29
- (936) 254-••••11 complaints · 2016-04-13
- (936) 508-••••7 complaints · 2018-08-14
- (936) 274-••••7 complaints · 2017-05-01
- (936) 213-••••7 complaints · 2017-04-25
- (936) 367-••••7 complaints · 2016-08-01
- (936) 367-••••7 complaints · 2016-05-25
- (936) 207-••••6 complaints · 2017-07-14
- (936) 209-••••6 complaints · 2017-05-25
- (936) 508-••••5 complaints · 2018-08-14
- (936) 556-••••5 complaints · 2016-05-24
- (936) 240-••••5 complaints · 2016-05-20
- (936) 262-••••5 complaints · 2016-02-24
- (936) 367-••••5 complaints · 2015-07-31
- (936) 262-••••5 complaints · 2015-07-25
- (936) 277-••••4 complaints · 2018-09-21
- (936) 262-••••4 complaints · 2017-09-30
- (936) 213-••••4 complaints · 2017-08-15
- (936) 262-••••4 complaints · 2017-07-10
- (936) 209-••••4 complaints · 2017-06-22
- (936) 304-••••4 complaints · 2017-06-07
936 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 936 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 936
Carriers assigned to 936 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TXC · 6 prefixes
- FRONTIER SOUTHWEST INC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF TEXASI · 3 prefixes
- CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCC · 3 prefixes
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TXC · 2 prefixes
- METROPCS, INC.C · 2 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - TXC · 2 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 2 prefixes
- PEERLESS NETWORK OF TEXAS, LLC - TXC · 2 prefixes
About area code 936
- Serves
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 2000-02-19
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 936? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 936 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Texas — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 936 FAQs
Where is area code 936?
Area code 936 serves Texas, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 2000.
Why do I keep getting calls from 936 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 936 may not originate from Texas at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 936 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 936 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,047 unwanted-call complaints against 818 distinct 936 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.