The area code 979 is located in Texas and covers several cities and towns, including College Station, Bryan, and Lake Jackson. It is the only area code that serves the area. The counties served by area code 979 are Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Matagorda, Milam, Robertson, Waller, Washington, and Wharton. If you need a local phone number in the 979 area code, you can sign up for one through services like OpenPhone.