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Get a local business phone number in Prairie Grove, AR

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

Area code
479
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
8,589Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Prairie Grove

With 8,589 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Prairie Grove sits in Washington County, Arkansas. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 479. Prairie Grove 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 codes with exchanges in Prairie Grove, AR
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
4792100%2002noneCentral

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

Phone carriers in Prairie Grove

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Prairie Grove's rate center. Comcast Ip Phone, LLC has the most, with 1. 1 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 Prairie Grove, AR
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Comcast Ip Phone, LLC150%
Prairie Grove Telephone Company150%

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 Prairie Grove

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Prairie Grove's rate center (PRAIRIEGRV). None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Prairie Grove, AR
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
479400, 846

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

What makes a number local to Prairie Grove

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 479 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Prairie Grove 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).

Selected industries in the Fayetteville, AR metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants45210,61623.5
Full-service restaurants4209,60322.9
Offices of real estate agents and brokers4118462.1
Physician practices3044,55715.0
Law offices2458843.6
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors2402,99412.5
Insurance agencies and brokerages2349414.0
Dental offices2191,7347.9

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

Business phone service in Prairie Grove

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 Prairie Grove 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Fayetteville, AR metro area, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Prairie Grove, AR?

479. All exchanges NANPA lists for Prairie Grove are in 479.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Prairie Grove?

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

Can I keep my existing Prairie Grove 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 Prairie Grove?

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).