Beaumont, TX Area Code

Area code serving Beaumont

Beaumont sits in Texas, part of the South region and the Central Time zone. Its area code is 409, which covers southeast Texas Gulf Coast, including Beaumont, Port Arthur and Galveston. 409 has no overlay today, so every Beaumont landline and mobile number with a local code starts with 409.

409 has served the area since 1982. If the region runs low on numbers, regulators will most likely add an overlay code on top rather than split the area, which would make 10-digit dialing mandatory.

Code	Area served	In service
409	Southeast Texas Gulf Coast, including Beaumont, Port Arthur and Galveston	November 1, 1982

Nearby cities sharing this area code

• Port Arthur
• Galveston
• Texas City
• Orange
• Nederland
• Groves
• La Marque
• Vidor
• Port Neches
• Lumberton
• Silsbee
• Jasper

Getting a Beaumont phone number

Any new landline, mobile or VoIP number from a local carrier in Beaumont gets the 409 area code. Numbers come from the blocks each carrier holds in the area; a number ported in from elsewhere keeps its original area code, so you may also see out-of-state codes locally.

Dialing in Beaumont

Beaumont is covered by the single area code 409 with no overlay, so some local calls may still connect with seven digits. Dialing all 10 digits (area code + seven-digit number) always works and is the safest habit. From outside the US, dial +1, then the area code and number. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in Texas, visit the Texas area codes page.