North American area code 361 is a state of Texas telephone area code for numbers in the Corpus Christi area, the Coastal Bend and the Victoria Crossroads.
It was created prior to February 13, 1999, in a split from area code 512.
Counties served by this area code: Towns and cities served by this area code: Prior to October 2021, area code 361 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988.
In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing.
This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.