CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Phenix City, AL
Phenix City's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Phenix City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 334 / 483
- Exchanges
- 32NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 15
- Population
- 38,509Census 2024 est.
What area code is Phenix City, AL?
Phenix City city is a Census place in Russell County, Alabama, with an estimated 38,509 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 32 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 334 has the most (31, 97%). 334 is part of an overlay with 483, so a new local number in Phenix City may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Phenix City is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 334 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Phenix City phone exchanges
15 carriers hold the 32 exchanges assigned to Phenix City's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 8. 21 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Phenix City can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 8 | 25% |
| Southern Communications Services, INC. | 7 | 22% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Al | 3 | 9.4% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 2 | 6.3% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 2 | 6.3% |
| Centurylink Communications, LLC | 1 | 3.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Al | 1 | 3.1% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 3.1% |
| Peerless Network of Alabama, LLC - Al | 1 | 3.1% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 3.1% |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | 1 | 3.1% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Al | 1 | 3.1% |
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 Phenix City
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Phenix City. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 7 of the 32 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 334 | 214, 291, 297, 298, 381, 384, 408, 426, 448, 468, 480, 520, 534, 540, 560, 592, 606, 608, 614, 650, 664, 732, 739, 846, 855, 909, 933, 941, 942, 947, 988 |
| 483 | 500 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Phenix City's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Phenix City numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 10% |
| 2010s | 2 | 20% |
| 2020s | 7 | 70% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Phenix City
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Phenix City, those come from the PHENIXCITY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Phenix City number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 334 when you pick it.
Who does business near Phenix City
Phenix City is part of the Columbus, GA-AL metro area, home to 324,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,158 business establishments in the Columbus, GA-AL metro area in 2023, employing 98,314 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,091), health care and social assistance (833), and other services (except public administration) (703).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 328 | 5,435 | 16.6 |
| Physician practices | 241 | 2,182 | 9.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 205 | 4,869 | 23.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 127 | 381 | 3.0 |
| Law offices | 110 | — | — |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 100 | 381 | 3.8 |
| Dental offices | 77 | 779 | 10.1 |
| Child day care services | 77 | 1,560 | 20.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Phenix City business line
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 Phenix City, 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.
A 16-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Columbus, GA-AL metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $480.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $399.20. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Phenix City, AL?
Phenix City has exchanges in 334 and 483; 334 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Phenix City?
15, holding 32 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Phenix City 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 Phenix City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).