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Get a local business phone number in Crossett, AR

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

Area code
870
Exchanges
8NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
4,506Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Crossett

With 4,506 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Crossett sits in Ashley County, Arkansas. All 8 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 870. 870 is part of an overlay with 327, so a new local number in Crossett may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Crossett is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 870 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Crossett, AR
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
8708100%1997327Central

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

Phone carriers in Crossett

4 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Crossett's rate center. Windstream Arkansas, INC. has the most, with 5. 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 Crossett, AR
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Windstream Arkansas, INC.563%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ar113%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ar113%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il113%

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 Crossett

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Crossett's rate center (CROSSETT). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Crossett, AR
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
870229, 304, 305, 364, 415, 500, 567, 999

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Crossett's exchanges were assigned

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

Crossett, AR: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s375%
2010s125%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Crossett

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

Keeping an existing Crossett number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 870 when you pick it.

Who does business near Crossett

Crossett is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 70,452 business establishments in Arkansas in 2023, employing 1,120,356 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (10,566), health care and social assistance (9,072), and other services (except public administration) (7,041).

Selected industries in Arkansas, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants2,38250,53921.2
Full-service restaurants2,01538,54119.1
Physician practices1,88922,74112.0
Insurance agencies and brokerages1,5176,1294.0
Law offices1,2914,9293.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1,1452,3462.0
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1,14510,8359.5
Dental offices9177,6908.4

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

Setting up a Crossett 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 Crossett, 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 Arkansas. 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 Crossett, AR?

870. All exchanges NANPA lists for Crossett are in 870.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Crossett?

4, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Crossett 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 Crossett?

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).