Get a local business phone number in Graysville, AL
Graysville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Graysville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 205 / 659
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 1,859Census 2024 est.
Graysville area codes
Graysville city is a Census place in Jefferson County, Alabama, with an estimated 1,859 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 8 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 205 has the most (6, 75%). 205 is part of an overlay with 659, so a new local number in Graysville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Graysville is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 205 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Graysville exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Graysville's rate center. Paetec Itel, LLC has the most, with 2. 7 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 25% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Al | 2 | 25% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Al | 1 | 13% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 1 | 13% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Al | 1 | 13% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 13% |
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.
Graysville phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Graysville's rate center (GRAYSVILLE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 2 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 205 | 390, 433, 674, 675, 743, 880 |
| 659 | 298, 842 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Graysville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Graysville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 40% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
| 2020s | 2 | 40% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Graysville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Graysville, those come from the GRAYSVILLE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Graysville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 205 when you pick it.
The local business market
Graysville is part of the Birmingham, AL metro area, home to 1.2 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 27,200 business establishments in the Birmingham, AL metro area in 2023, employing 480,717 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (4,055), health care and social assistance (2,977), and professional, scientific, and technical services (2,971).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,128 | 22,326 | 19.8 |
| Physician practices | 742 | 11,568 | 15.6 |
| Law offices | 708 | 5,249 | 7.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 618 | 14,979 | 24.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 547 | 2,892 | 5.3 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 441 | 1,915 | 4.3 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 431 | 5,374 | 12.5 |
| Dental offices | 395 | 3,621 | 9.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Graysville
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 Graysville, 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 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Birmingham, AL metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Graysville, AL?
Graysville has exchanges in 205 and 659; 205 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Graysville?
6, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Graysville 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 Graysville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).