Get a local business phone number in Paris, AR
Paris's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Paris number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 479
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 3,306Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Paris
Paris, in Logan County, Arkansas, had a Census-estimated population of 3,306 in July 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 479. Paris 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 | 4 | 100% | 2002 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Paris
4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Paris's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 1. 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 1 | 25% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 25% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ar | 1 | 25% |
| Brightspeed of Northwest Arkansas, LLC | 1 | 25% |
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 Paris
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Paris's rate center (PARIS). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 479 | 438, 663, 847, 963 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Paris's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Paris numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Paris
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Paris, those come from the PARIS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Paris number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 479 when you pick it.
Who does business near Paris
Paris 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.
Setting up a Paris business line
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 Paris, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in Arkansas, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $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 Paris, AR?
479. All exchanges NANPA lists for Paris are in 479.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Paris?
4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Paris 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 Paris?
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).