The area code 940 is located in Denton, Texas.
Area code 940 serves North Texas, with Denton as a major hub at the northern edge of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area. It stretches from the I‑35 corridor up toward the Red River, covering communities in and around Denton, Wise, Cooke, Wichita, Clay, Montague, Jack, Young, Archer, and Wilbarger counties. This local area code supports phone numbers for homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses that connect the region’s fast-growing cities and small towns. Denton’s location where I‑35E and I‑35W meet makes 940 a key link between DFW and Oklahoma.
You’ll find 940 on numbers in several notable North Texas cities and towns:
Created from a split of 817, area code 940 was established in 1997 to keep up with growth in and around the metroplex. The region blends college-town energy—Denton is home to the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University—with classic North Texas landmarks like the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square and nearby Ray Roberts Lake State Park. In Wichita Falls, the Newby‑McMahon Building—often called the “world’s littlest skyscraper”—adds a bit of fun local trivia. Neighboring communities may use other area codes (such as 214/469/972 or 817/682), but 940 remains the primary code for much of North Central Texas.