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Get a local business phone number in Flippin, AR

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

Area code
870
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
1,315Census 2024 est.

What area code is Flippin, AR?

With 1,315 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Flippin sits in Marion County, Arkansas. All 3 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 Flippin may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Flippin 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 Flippin, AR
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
8703100%1997327Central

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

Who holds Flippin phone exchanges

2 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Flippin's rate center. Tca Communications, LLC d/b/a Suddenlink Comm - Ar has the most, with 2. 2 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Flippin, AR
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Tca Communications, LLC d/b/a Suddenlink Comm - Ar267%
Northern Arkansas Tel. CO.133%

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.

Flippin phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Flippin's rate center (FLIPPIN). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2014. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Flippin, AR
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
870453, 640, 812

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

How local numbers work in Flippin

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

Keeping an existing Flippin 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 Flippin

Flippin 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 Flippin 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.

Porting a number you already use in Flippin 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.

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. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

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 Flippin, AR?

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

How many phone companies have exchanges in Flippin?

2, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Flippin 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 Flippin?

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).