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940 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling

Area code 940 serves Texas in the Central time zone, in service since 1997. The FCC has 1,293 unwanted-call complaints against 968 different 940 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.

Most-reported 940 numbers

Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.

940 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months

Monthly FCC complaint volume against 940 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.

Carriers operating in 940

Carriers assigned to 940 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.

  • LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TXC · 8 prefixes
  • GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. - TXC · 4 prefixes
  • T-MOBILE USA, INC.Wireless · 3 prefixes
  • CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TXWireless · 3 prefixes
  • NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 3 prefixes
  • SOUTHWESTERN BELLI · 2 prefixes
  • CSC VOICE, LLCC · 1 prefix
  • CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLCC · 1 prefix

About area code 940

Serves
Texas
Time zone
Central
In service since
1997-05-25
Overlay
No

Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.

Spam calls from 940? What to know

Seeing repeated missed calls from 940 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 940 FAQs

Where is area code 940?

Area code 940 serves Texas, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 1997.

Why do I keep getting calls from 940 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 940 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 940 numbers safe to call back?

Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 940 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,293 unwanted-call complaints against 968 distinct 940 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.