Area Code 361

Area code 361 is a North American area code for phone numbers in the state of Texas. Currently, it covers 22 Texas counties while the largest city served by the area code is Corpus Christi. It was first put into service on February 13, 1999 after a split from area code 512. It is a General Purpose Code, with the dialing pattern for local calls within the same area code being 7D.

Cities & Towns Served by Area Code 361

Some of the largest cities that are covered include Kingsville, Rockport, Robstown, Portland, Port Lavaca, Aransas Pass, Cuero, Alice, Port Aransas, Beeville, Goliad, Ingleside, Refugio, Hallettsville, Sinton, Yoakum, Mathis, Edna, George West, Falfurrias, Odem, Shiner, and Taft.

Counties Served by Area Code 361

Bee	Brooks	Aransas
DeWitt	Duval	Calhoun
Goliad	Jackson	Fayette
Kenedy County	Kleberg	Jim Wells
Live Oak	Matagorda	Lavaca
Nueces	Refugio	McMullen County
Victoria	Webb	San Patricio

Time Zone

Located in the Central Time zone and shares the same time as Chicago, Illinois.

Adjacent Area Codes of 361

• Area Code 830 – It was created in 1997 in a split from area code 210 and covers the west of San Antonio city. The rest of San Antonio and a few outer portions of the city retained the 210 or moved to 830.
• Area Code 956 – Also created in a split from 210 area code and is the North American area code for South Padre, Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville areas.
• Area Code 979 – It is the telephone area code for numbers in the region between the Houston and Austin metro areas, along with the surrounding communities. It generally follows the Brazos River up to the Gulf Coast.

361 Area Code Phone Providers

Almost 60% of the telephone numbers in area code 361 are assigned to carriers. The most popular carriers include Joint Venture, Southwestern Bell, Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, and Fitch, F Cary.

Zip Codes in Area Code 361

There are many zip codes in the 361 area code, starting from 774xx. The zip codes of some of the largest cities in the 361 area code are as follows:

Postal City	Zip Code
Corpus Christi	78411
Mirando City	78369
Robstown	78380
Portland	78374
Taft	78390
Flatonia	78941
Muldoon	78949
Palacios	77465
Victoria	77901/77905
Bloomington	77951
Cuero	77954
Edna	77957
Ganado	77962

About Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi is the largest coastal city in Texas state and the 8th largest city in Texas, enjoying a population that exceeds 320,000 according to the 2010 census. Besides the getaway to Padre Island, Corpus Christi was also declared the “Birdiest City” in the USA for its impressive diversity of individual species ever counted in any US city. The city held on to that title for nine consecutive years, from 2003 until 2011. It covers a total of around 455 square miles, 330 of which are water and some 120 are land. In Latin, Corpus Christi is the name for “Body of Christ”; a name given to the city by Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda when he discovered the bay on the catholic Corpus Christi feast day in 1519. Nearby cities include Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.

• Texas Phone number : +1 - 361 - XXX-XXXX
• Country : USA
• Country code: 1
• State : Texas
• Area Code 861 : Texas
• Capital of South Carolina: Austin
  
• Austin Area code: 512
  
• Local Time: 11-21-2024 02:11 PM
• Time Zone: Central Standard Time (CST)
• USA is 1 of 25 NANP Countries