CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Bullhead City, AZ
Bullhead City's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bullhead City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 928
- Exchanges
- 19NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 43,266Census 2024 est.
What area code is Bullhead City, AZ?
With 43,266 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Bullhead City sits in Mohave County, Arizona. All 19 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 928. Bullhead City is in the Mountain time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 928 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | 19 | 100% | 2001 | none | Mountain |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Bullhead City phone exchanges
8 carriers hold the 19 exchanges assigned to Bullhead City's rate center. T-mobile USA, INC. has the most, with 5. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 5 | 26% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 3 | 16% |
| CSC Voice, LLC | 3 | 16% |
| Citizens Utilities Rural d/b/a Frontier Ut Rural | 3 | 16% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Az | 2 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Az | 1 | 5.3% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Az | 1 | 5.3% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 5.3% |
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 Bullhead City
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Bullhead City. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 6 of the 19 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 928 | 201, 219, 234, 278, 296, 299, 435, 444, 450, 514, 538, 542, 546, 553, 605, 610, 704, 758, 763 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bullhead City's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Bullhead City numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 15% |
| 2010s | 5 | 38% |
| 2020s | 6 | 46% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Bullhead City
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Bullhead City, those come from the BULLHEADCY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Bullhead City number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 928 when you pick it.
Who does business near Bullhead City
Bullhead City is part of the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area, home to 226,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 4,305 business establishments in the Lake Havasu City, AZ metro area in 2023, employing 48,246 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (672), retail trade (643), and health care and social assistance (518).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 155 | 3,039 | 19.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 147 | 2,737 | 18.6 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 136 | 147 | 1.1 |
| Physician practices | 133 | 1,001 | 7.5 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 102 | 730 | 7.2 |
| Dental offices | 74 | 622 | 8.4 |
| Residential remodelers | 73 | 317 | 4.3 |
| General automotive repair shops | 70 | 347 | 5.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Bullhead 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 Bullhead 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Lake Havasu City, AZ metro area, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $330.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $274.45, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 11 people cost $219.00 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 | $219.00 | $2,628.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $209.00 | $2,508.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $253.00 | $3,036.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $274.45 | $3,293.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $297.00 | $3,564.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $330.00 | $3,960.00 |
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 Bullhead City, AZ?
928. All exchanges NANPA lists for Bullhead City are in 928.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bullhead City?
8, holding 19 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bullhead 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 Bullhead City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 11 users come to $219.00 a month. For comparison, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $330.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).