Area code 479

Where area code 479 is

479 is one of 4 geographic area codes serving Arkansas; NANPA records its in-service date as January 19, 2002. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 479. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Fort Smith, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale. By population, its largest named places are Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville.

Where 479 numbers are local

479 holds 28% of the 2,025 central office codes assigned in Arkansas, the 3rd most of the state's 4 codes. 59 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 479 exchanges; the most populous are Fayetteville (103,000), Fort Smith (90,507), Springdale (89,368), and Rogers (75,639). For a storefront or service area inside 479, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

Dialing 479 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 479 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Seven-digit local dialing is still permitted here, but customers calling from other area codes, and every mobile contact list, use all ten digits.

Who holds 479 exchanges

43 carriers hold the 568 central office codes assigned in 479. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 118 (21%). 438 of the codes (77%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Where 479 numbers are rated

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 479 has codes in 74 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

479 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 568 are assigned in 479, 71% of 800. 151 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 479 for business calls

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in area code 479, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.