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The 409 area code is a telephone numbering plan code that services the southeastern portion of Texas. This area code has been active since 1983 and covers many cities in the state, including Galveston, Houston, Beaumont and Port Arthur. The 409 area code is part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which is a unified telephone numbering plan that standardizes telephone numbering across North America. The code is allocated by the North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA), a subsidiary of the International and North American Number Plan. NANP divides the numbering plan areas into geographic regions that cover the United States, Canada, and various Caribbean nations.
The NANP system organizes telephone numbers in two main sections—the first three digits comprise the area code and the remaining seven digits form the local number. For example, a number in the 409 area code may look like 409-555-1234. This system makes it easy for people to dial telephone numbers from different locations. NANP system also dictates how area codes are allocated across North America. Some area codes are ‘overlays’, which means that they are assigned to an area when an area is close to running out of existing numbers. The 409 area code is an overlay code that was assigned once the 713 area code (formerly covering the same geographic region) had been fully allocated.