Get a local business phone number in Dadeville, AL
Dadeville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Dadeville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 256 / 938
- Exchanges
- 7NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 2,934Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Dadeville
With 2,934 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Dadeville sits in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. NANPA lists 7 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 256 has the most (6, 86%). 256 is part of an overlay with 938, so a new local number in Dadeville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Dadeville 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 Dadeville phone exchanges
7 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Dadeville's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga has the most, with 1. 6 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Dadeville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 14% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Al | 1 | 14% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Al | 1 | 14% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 1 | 14% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 14% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Al | 1 | 14% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Al | 1 | 14% |
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 Dadeville
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Dadeville's rate center (DADEVILLE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 1 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 256 | 269, 307, 373, 825, 827, 853 |
| 938 | 334 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Dadeville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Dadeville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 33% |
| 2010s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Dadeville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Dadeville, those come from the DADEVILLE 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 Dadeville
Dadeville is part of the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area, home to 40,699 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 823 business establishments in the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area in 2023, employing 10,554 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (150), other services (except public administration) (96), and health care and social assistance (85).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 30 | 615 | 20.5 |
| Full-service restaurants | 25 | 393 | 15.7 |
| Landscaping services | 23 | 66 | 2.9 |
| Physician practices | 22 | 221 | 10.0 |
| Law offices | 17 | — | — |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 16 | 73 | 4.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 15 | 58 | 3.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 13 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Dadeville number on Callata
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Dadeville, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $390.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $324.35, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 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 | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
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 Dadeville, AL?
Dadeville has exchanges in 256 and 938; 256 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Dadeville?
7, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Dadeville 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 Dadeville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).