Business phone system for exterminating and pest control services in California

Exterminating and pest control services in California by the numbers

County Business Patterns counts 1,984 establishments in California classified as Exterminating and Pest Control Services (NAICS 561710) for 2023. They employed 16,819 people in mid-March and reported $1.0 billion in annual payroll. That is the 2nd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Exterminating and pest control services make up 0.19% of the 1,029,689 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) California has 5.0 exterminating and pest control services, 3.5% above the national rate of 4.9. The average establishment has 8.5 employees against 8.4 nationally. Payroll per employee is $59,890, 12.0% above the U.S. figure of $53,466.

California's largest markets for exterminating and pest control services

Census published pest control company counts for 31 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of California. The largest is Los Angeles, CA, with 604 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 99% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at exterminating and pest control services in California

56.5% of California's exterminating and pest control services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 56.9% nationally. 73.9% had fewer than ten. At that size the phone is shared, so routing (who rings, when, and what happens after hours) matters more than the number of desk phones.

Calls a pest control company in California has to catch

Pest problems feel urgent to the caller, and people usually hire the first company that answers. Routes, follow-up treatments and recurring plans also generate steady scheduling calls.

A few of the calls that come in to exterminating and pest control services in California:

• A real estate agent calls about a termite inspection.
• A homeowner calls about wasps near the front door.
• The company calls customers the day before service.

Business texting for exterminating and pest control services

Pest control companies text service reminders and technician arrival notices.

Texting from a local number in California requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

Phone system pricing for an 8-person pest control company

Exterminating and pest control services in California average 8.5 employees, so the comparison uses an 8-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 8 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $240.00 a month and 8 on Ooma Office Pro cost $199.60. Callata comes to $159.00 a month for 8 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $972 less than RingCentral for a pest control company in California of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in California

California has 41 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a pest control company can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for exterminating and pest control services in California

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.

Porting a number you already use in California is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.