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Get a local business phone number in Phoenix, AZ

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

Area code
480 / 602 / 623
Exchanges
1,843NANPA-assigned
Carriers
49
Population
1,673,164Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Phoenix

With 1,673,164 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Phoenix sits in Maricopa County, Arizona. NANPA lists 1,843 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 480 has the most (783, 42%). 480 is part of an overlay with 602 and 623, so a new local number in Phoenix may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Phoenix is in the Mountain time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 480 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Phoenix, AZ
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
48078342%1999602, 623Mountain
60274841%1947480, 623Mountain
62331217%1999480, 602Mountain

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

Who holds Phoenix phone exchanges

49 carriers hold the 1,843 exchanges assigned to Phoenix's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 596. 1,165 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Phoenix can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Phoenix, AZ
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Qwest Corporation59632%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Az26614%
T-mobile USA, INC.19811%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC1498.1%
Onvoy, LLC - Az1025.5%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC814.4%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - Az683.7%
Comcast Ip Phone, LLC573.1%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Az492.7%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Az462.5%
Electric Lightwave LLC d/b/a Allstream392.1%
Metropcs, INC.351.9%

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 Phoenix

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Phoenix's rate center (PHOENIX). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 238 of the 1,843 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Phoenix, AZ
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
480200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444

First 240 of 1843 prefixes. Source: NANPA.

When Phoenix's exchanges were assigned

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

Phoenix, AZ: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s24429%
2010s35342%
2020s23829%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Phoenix

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Phoenix that is PHOENIX, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Phoenix.

Keeping an existing Phoenix number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 480 when you pick it.

Who does business near Phoenix

Phoenix is part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, home to 5.2 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 114,586 business establishments in the Phoenix, AZ metro area in 2023, employing 2,080,244 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (16,243), professional, scientific, and technical services (15,942), and retail trade (11,620).

Selected industries in the Phoenix, AZ metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Offices of real estate agents and brokers4,76010,0412.1
Limited-service restaurants4,05486,59221.4
Physician practices3,68338,07510.3
Full-service restaurants2,90281,96028.2
Law offices2,33914,2526.1
Dental offices2,19815,6637.1
Insurance agencies and brokerages2,07611,0015.3
Management consulting firms2,04214,6897.2

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

A Phoenix number on Callata

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 Phoenix, 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 Phoenix, AZ metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. 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 Phoenix, AZ?

Phoenix has exchanges in 480, 602, and 623; 480 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Phoenix?

49, holding 1,843 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Phoenix 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 Phoenix?

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).