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Collinsville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Collinsville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 256 / 938
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 2,064Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Collinsville
Collinsville city is a Census place in DeKalb County, Alabama, with an estimated 2,064 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 2 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 256 has the most (1, 50%). 256 is part of an overlay with 938, so a new local number in Collinsville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Collinsville is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 256 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Collinsville phone exchanges
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Collinsville's rate center. Peoples Tel. CO., INC. has the most, with 1. 2 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples Tel. CO., INC. | 1 | 50% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 50% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Local prefixes for Collinsville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Collinsville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2020. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 256 | 524 |
| 938 | 529 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Collinsville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Collinsville, those come from the COLLINSVL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 256 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Collinsville
Collinsville is part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area, home to 73,122 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,165 business establishments in the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area in 2023, employing 20,004 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (255), health care and social assistance (131), and other services (except public administration) (122).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 45 | 906 | 20.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 35 | 671 | 19.2 |
| Physician practices | 30 | 355 | 11.8 |
| Law offices | 20 | 51 | 2.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 19 | — | — |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 17 | 185 | 10.9 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 17 | — | — |
| General automotive repair shops | 15 | 43 | 2.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Collinsville number on Callata
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Collinsville, 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.
The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Collinsville, AL?
Collinsville has exchanges in 256 and 938; 256 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Collinsville?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Collinsville business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Collinsville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).