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Get a local business phone number in Cabot, AR

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

Area code
501
Exchanges
15NANPA-assigned
Carriers
7
Population
27,575Census 2024 est.

Cabot area codes

Cabot, in Lonoke County, Arkansas, had a Census-estimated population of 27,575 in July 2024. All 15 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 501. Cabot is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 501 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Cabot, AR
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
50115100%1947noneCentral

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

Phone carriers in Cabot

7 carriers hold the 15 exchanges assigned to Cabot's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 5. 14 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 Cabot, AR
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il533%
Brightspeed of Central Arkansas, LLC427%
T-mobile USA, INC.213%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ar16.7%
Comcast Ip Phone, LLC16.7%
Onvoy, LLC - Ar16.7%
Windstream Communications, INC. - Ar16.7%

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.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Cabot

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Cabot's rate center (CABOT). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2008. 5 of the 15 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Cabot, AR
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
501259, 286, 394, 422, 424, 446, 449, 573, 605, 606, 610, 628, 743, 843, 941

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Cabot's exchanges were assigned

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

Cabot, AR: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s113%
2010s225%
2020s563%

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

How local numbers work in Cabot

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 501 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Cabot is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, home to 769,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 19,170 business establishments in the Little Rock, AR metro area in 2023, employing 315,713 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,658), health care and social assistance (2,564), and professional, scientific, and technical services (2,143).

Selected industries in the Little Rock, AR metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants66213,85520.9
Physician practices6317,44611.8
Full-service restaurants53212,24823.0
Law offices5102,3574.6
Insurance agencies and brokerages4982,1914.4
Offices of real estate agents and brokers3307922.4
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors3073,32910.8
Dental offices2592,60510.1

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

Setting up a Cabot 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 Cabot, 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 Little Rock, AR 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.

Monthly list price for a 16-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Cabot, AR?

501. All exchanges NANPA lists for Cabot are in 501.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Cabot?

7, holding 15 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Cabot 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 Cabot?

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).