Get a local business phone number in Farmington, AR
Farmington's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Farmington number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 479
- Exchanges
- 3NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 10,473Census 2024 est.
Farmington area codes
Farmington city is a Census place in Washington County, Arkansas, with an estimated 10,473 residents in 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 479. Farmington is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 479 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | 3 | 100% | 2002 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Farmington
2 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Farmington's rate center. Prairie Grove Telephone Company has the most, with 2. 1 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Farmington can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie Grove Telephone Company | 2 | 67% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 33% |
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 Farmington
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Farmington's rate center (FARMINGTON). None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 479 | 266, 267, 300 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Farmington
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Farmington's numbers are rated to the FARMINGTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Farmington number.
If your business already has a Farmington number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Farmington
Farmington is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, home to 606,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 14,311 business establishments in the Fayetteville, AR metro area in 2023, employing 244,096 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (1,667), retail trade (1,666), and health care and social assistance (1,604).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 452 | 10,616 | 23.5 |
| Full-service restaurants | 420 | 9,603 | 22.9 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 411 | 846 | 2.1 |
| Physician practices | 304 | 4,557 | 15.0 |
| Law offices | 245 | 884 | 3.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 240 | 2,994 | 12.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 234 | 941 | 4.0 |
| Dental offices | 219 | 1,734 | 7.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Farmington
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 Farmington, 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 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Fayetteville, AR metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
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 Farmington, AR?
479. All exchanges NANPA lists for Farmington are in 479.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Farmington?
2, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Farmington 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 Farmington?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).