CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Prescott, AZ
Prescott's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Prescott number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 928 / 520
- Exchanges
- 52NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 14
- Population
- 48,224Census 2024 est.
What area code is Prescott, AZ?
With 48,224 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Prescott sits in Yavapai County, Arizona. NANPA lists 52 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 928 has the most (51, 98%). Prescott 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.
Who holds Prescott phone exchanges
14 carriers hold the 52 exchanges assigned to Prescott's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 18. 33 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qwest Corporation | 18 | 35% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Az | 10 | 19% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 7 | 13% |
| Electric Lightwave LLC d/b/a Allstream | 3 | 5.8% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Az | 3 | 5.8% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Az | 2 | 3.8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 2 | 3.8% |
| North County Communications Corporation | 1 | 1.9% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Az | 1 | 1.9% |
| Vonage America LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| Ip Horizon LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
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.
Prescott phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Prescott's rate center (PRESCOTT). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 6 of the 52 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 520 | 831 |
| 928 | 227, 237, 253, 273, 277, 308, 327, 350, 356, 379, 420, 426, 441, 442, 443, 445, 458, 460, 463, 470, 493, 495, 499, 515, 531, 533, 541, 582, 583, 632, 636, 642, 708, 710, 713, 717, 756, 759, 771, 772, 775, 776, 777, 778, 800, 830, 848, 899, 910, 925, 968 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Prescott's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Prescott's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 44% |
| 2010s | 4 | 22% |
| 2020s | 6 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Prescott
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Prescott's numbers are rated to the PRESCOTT rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Prescott number.
If your business already has a Prescott number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Prescott
Prescott is part of the Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ metro area, home to 252,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,559 business establishments in the Prescott Valley, AZ metro area in 2023, employing 68,562 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (971), health care and social assistance (872), and retail trade (777).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 312 | 422 | 1.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 225 | 4,257 | 18.9 |
| Physician practices | 169 | 954 | 5.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 161 | 2,727 | 16.9 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 127 | 898 | 7.1 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 127 | 526 | 4.1 |
| Residential remodelers | 125 | 426 | 3.4 |
| Dental offices | 108 | 908 | 8.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Prescott 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.
Porting a number you already use in Prescott is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
The comparison below uses 10 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Prescott Valley, AZ metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $249.50 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $300.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $199.00 a month for 10 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $199.00 | $2,388.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $190.00 | $2,280.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $230.00 | $2,760.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $249.50 | $2,994.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $270.00 | $3,240.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $300.00 | $3,600.00 |
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 Prescott, AZ?
Prescott has exchanges in 928 and 520; 928 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Prescott?
14, holding 52 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Prescott 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 Prescott?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 10 users come to $199.00 a month. For comparison, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $300.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).