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Area code 832

Area code 832 serves Texas, including Houston, Houston Suburban and Bammel (Central time). It has been in service since January 16, 1999 and shares its area with 281, 346 and 713.

Numbers starting with 832 drew 2,760 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 972 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 832 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
TexasHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 16, 1999Created from 713
Overlay
Same area as 281, 346, 713
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
786 of 792held by 31 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 832 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 832. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,760

FCC complaints since November 2023

972

Different 832 numbers reported

3,457

FCC complaints naming an 832 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202336
December 202324
January 202431
February 202425
March 202416
April 202421
May 202425
June 202427
July 202419
August 202424
September 202428
October 202431
November 202421
December 202411
January 202526
February 202518
March 202541
April 202531
May 202518
June 202524
July 202526
August 202541
September 202513
October 20250
November 202520
December 202528
January 202620
February 202623
March 202619
April 202627
May 202638
June 202617
July 202627
August 202631
September 202658
October 202662

What people said 832 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,643 of 2,760 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,270
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends363
Medical and prescriptions317
Dropped call or no message194
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)131
Warranties and protection plans48

Most reported 832 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 832

NANPA lists 43 rate centers for 832. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Houston441
  • Houston Suburban53
  • Bammel45
  • Spring32
  • Richmond-Rosenberg22
  • Langham Creek16
  • Dickinson14
  • Baytown13
  • Cypress12
  • Barker11
  • Satsuma11
  • Tomball10
  • Apollo9
  • Channelview8
  • Cleveland8
  • Humble8
  • Sugar Land8
  • Stafford7
  • Westfield7
  • Deer Park6
  • Alvin5
  • Friendswood3
  • Kemah3
  • League City3
Show all 43 rate centers

Pinehurst, Seabrook, Splendora, Katy, La Porte, Manvel, Mont Belvieu, Smithers Lake, Valley Lodge, Arcola, Beach City, Highlands, Huffman, Liverpool, Missouri City, Porter, Porter Heights, Rosharon, Sheldon.

Phone companies holding 832 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 90% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 31 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Aerial Communications, Inc.177
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL147
Southwestern Bell83
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX72
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - TX55
Metropcs, Inc.43
Onvoy, LLC - TX38
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TX23

When today's 832 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
2001101
200217
20033
20049
200513
200639
200726
200835
200921
201031
201128
201252
201372
201465
20152
20224
20231

Check an 832 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Texas

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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