Area code 903
Area code 903 serves Texas, including Tyler, Longview and Texarkana (Central time). It has been in service since November 4, 1990 and shares its area with 430.
Numbers starting with 903 drew 3,711 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 633 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 903 number proves nothing about where a call came from.
- Location
- Texas(dallas, TX Pmsa) and (dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area)
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- November 4, 1990Created from 214
- Overlay
- Same area as 430
- Local calls
- Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
- Exchanges in use
- 771 of 792held by 50 carriers
- Projected to run out
- 1Q 2050NANPA forecast 2026.2
Complaints about 903 numbers
FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026
3,711
FCC complaints since November 2023
633
Different 903 numbers reported
3,993
FCC complaints naming a 903 number, by month
November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.
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| Month | Complaints |
|---|---|
| November 2023 | 8 |
| December 2023 | 9 |
| January 2024 | 13 |
| February 2024 | 11 |
| March 2024 | 13 |
| April 2024 | 18 |
| May 2024 | 15 |
| June 2024 | 9 |
| July 2024 | 12 |
| August 2024 | 17 |
| September 2024 | 5 |
| October 2024 | 12 |
| November 2024 | 11 |
| December 2024 | 14 |
| January 2025 | 17 |
| February 2025 | 15 |
| March 2025 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 14 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| June 2025 | 17 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 13 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 18 |
| January 2026 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 41 |
| August 2026 | 64 |
| September 2026 | 48 |
| October 2026 | 52 |
What people said 903 calls were about
Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 2,857 of 3,711 reports were robocalls.
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| Subject | Reports |
|---|---|
| Other | 1,417 |
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 1,081 |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 366 |
| Medical and prescriptions | 338 |
| Dropped call or no message | 104 |
| Warranties and protection plans | 46 |
Most reported 903 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 903
- Tyler75
- Longview72
- Texarkana39
- Sherman31
- Greenville28
- Paris19
- Athens15
- Corsicana15
- Marshall15
- Denison14
- Palestine14
- Kilgore13
- Sulphur Springs13
- Mount Pleasant11
- Bonham10
- Jacksonville10
- Carthage8
- Henderson8
- Pittsburg8
- Mabank7
- Gunter6
- Ben Wheeler5
- Canton5
- Fairfield5
Show all 194 rate centers
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Phone companies holding 903 exchanges
Exchanges held, top 8 of 50 carriers
NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.
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| Carrier (legal name) | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell | 126 |
| Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - TX | 96 |
| Frontier Southwest Inc dba Frontier Comm of Texas | 89 |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL | 70 |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX | 64 |
| Brightspeed of Eastern Texas, Inc. | 42 |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 35 |
| Valor Telecomm TX, LP-TX #1 dba Windstream Comm SW | 34 |
When today's 903 exchanges were assigned
Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.
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| Year | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 48 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Check a 903 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.
Official sources (7)ShowHide
- NPA Reports (NPA database, area code definitions, exhaust projections), North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) (NPA database file dated 11/11/2026; exhaust forecast 2026-2). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Central Office Code Assignment Records (all states, utilized codes), North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) (File updated 11/11/2026). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Thousands-Block Reports: NPA rate center report, all states, North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). Checked November 11, 2026.
- CO Codes/Thousands-Blocks, North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). Checked November 11, 2026.
- CGB - Consumer Complaints Data, Federal Communications Commission (Updated daily; licence: Public Domain U.S. Government). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Do Not Call (DNC) Reported Calls Data, Federal Trade Commission (Updated each weekday). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Caller ID Spoofing, Federal Communications Commission (Last updated November 13, 2024). Checked November 11, 2026.