Where Is Area Code 281?

Area code 281 is found in the US state of Texas. Primarily servicing the city of Katy (population: 197583), area code 281 covers 8 counties of Texas.

Located in the Central time zone, area code 281 is on the same time as Chicago, IL.

Area code 281 was brought into effect on November 2, 1996. 281 was split from the parent 713 area code.

Counties in Area Code 281

City	County	City Population	Time Zone
Katy	Harris	197,583	CST
Spring	Harris	194,150	CST
Sugar Land	Fort Bend	159,838	CST
Spring	Montgomery	138,220	CST
Cypress	Harris	127,641	CST
Pearland	Brazoria	116,816	CST
Richmond	Fort Bend	104,585	CST
Missouri City	Fort Bend	98,365	CST
Baytown	Harris	89,359	CST
League City	Galveston	73,834	CST
Kingwood	Harris	66,327	CST
Katy	Fort Bend	65,844	CST
Magnolia	Montgomery	57,673	CST
Friendswood	Galveston	49,311	CST
Alvin	Brazoria	48,338	CST
Dickinson	Galveston	40,028	CST
Stafford	Fort Bend	38,345	CST
Rosenberg	Fort Bend	37,764	CST
La Porte	Harris	37,071	CST
Channelview	Harris	32,310	CST
Deer Park	Harris	31,899	CST
Rosharon	Brazoria	29,811	CST
Porter	Montgomery	27,422	CST
Crosby	Harris	27,269	CST
Webster	Harris	23,967	CST

Note: The above list is based off of the top 25 most populous cities in the area code as per 2012 United States Census Bureau estimates.

This page was last updated on July 3, 2015.