Get a local business phone number in Hazen, AR
Hazen's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Hazen number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 870
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 1,388Census 2024 est.
What area code is Hazen, AR?
Hazen city is a Census place in Prairie County, Arkansas, with an estimated 1,388 residents in 2024. All 2 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 Hazen may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Hazen 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 870 | 2 | 100% | 1997 | 327 | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Hazen
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Hazen's rate center. Brightspeed of Central Arkansas, LLC has the most, with 1. 2 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Hazen can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Central Arkansas, LLC | 1 | 50% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 1 | 50% |
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.
Local prefixes for Hazen
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Hazen. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2013. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 870 | 255, 303 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Hazen
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Hazen's numbers are rated to the HAZEN rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Hazen number.
Keeping an existing Hazen 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 Hazen
Hazen 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 2,382 | 50,539 | 21.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 2,015 | 38,541 | 19.1 |
| Physician practices | 1,889 | 22,741 | 12.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,517 | 6,129 | 4.0 |
| Law offices | 1,291 | 4,929 | 3.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,145 | 2,346 | 2.0 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 1,145 | 10,835 | 9.5 |
| Dental offices | 917 | 7,690 | 8.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Hazen
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 Hazen 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 16 users, the rounded average establishment size in Arkansas. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $399.20 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $480.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 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 | $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 Hazen, AR?
870. All exchanges NANPA lists for Hazen are in 870.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Hazen?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Hazen 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 Hazen?
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).