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Get a local business phone number in Clifton, AZ

Clifton's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Clifton number in front of your customers.

Area code
928
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
3,815Census 2024 est.

Clifton area codes

Clifton town is a Census place in Greenlee County, Arizona, with an estimated 3,815 residents in 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 928. Clifton 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 codes with exchanges in Clifton, AZ
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
9284100%2001noneMountain

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Clifton exchanges by carrier

3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Clifton's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Az has the most, with 2. 3 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Clifton, AZ
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Az250%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC125%
Valley Tel Coop INC125%

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.

Clifton phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Clifton's rate center (CLIFTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Clifton, AZ
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
928215, 292, 513, 865

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Clifton's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Clifton numbers was added to the local supply.

Clifton, AZ: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s267%
2020s133%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

What makes a number local to Clifton

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Clifton, those come from the CLIFTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

Keeping an existing Clifton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 928 when you pick it.

Businesses around Clifton

Clifton is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 162,845 business establishments in Arizona in 2023, employing 2,890,429 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (22,498), professional, scientific, and technical services (20,816), and retail trade (17,844).

Selected industries in Arizona, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Offices of real estate agents and brokers6,26912,1441.9
Limited-service restaurants5,713120,52021.1
Physician practices5,00852,45310.5
Full-service restaurants4,464115,96826.0
Law offices3,08817,3425.6
Dental offices2,92221,2227.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages2,84514,0654.9
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors2,56732,15812.5

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

A Clifton number on Callata

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 Clifton, 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 Arizona. 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.

Monthly list price for an 18-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Clifton, AZ?

928. All exchanges NANPA lists for Clifton are in 928.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Clifton?

3, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Clifton 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 Clifton?

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).