Get a local business phone number in Texarkana, AR
Texarkana's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Texarkana number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 870 / 327
- Exchanges
- 13NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 28,897Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Texarkana
With 28,897 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Texarkana sits in Miller County, Arkansas. NANPA lists 13 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 870 has the most (12, 92%). 870 is part of an overlay with 327, so a new local number in Texarkana may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Texarkana 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.
Phone carriers in Texarkana
6 carriers hold the 13 exchanges assigned to Texarkana's rate center. Valor Telecomm TX, Lp-tx #1 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW has the most, with 6. 7 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Texarkana can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecomm TX, Lp-tx #1 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW | 6 | 46% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 3 | 23% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ar | 1 | 7.7% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ar | 1 | 7.7% |
| Red River Cellular Telephone Corporation - Ar | 1 | 7.7% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Texarkana
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Texarkana's rate center (TEXARKANA). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 2 of the 13 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 327 | 210 |
| 870 | 216, 330, 361, 571, 621, 648, 772, 773, 774, 775, 779, 840 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Texarkana's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Texarkana numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 43% |
| 2010s | 2 | 29% |
| 2020s | 2 | 29% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Texarkana
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Texarkana's numbers are rated to the TEXARKANA rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Texarkana number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 870 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Texarkana
Texarkana is part of the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area, home to 146,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,171 business establishments in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area in 2023, employing 46,766 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (518), health care and social assistance (415), and other services (except public administration) (357).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 144 | 3,394 | 23.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 89 | 2,328 | 26.2 |
| Physician practices | 77 | 933 | 12.1 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 58 | — | — |
| Law offices | 55 | 172 | 3.1 |
| Dental offices | 47 | 354 | 7.5 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 45 | 297 | 6.6 |
| Child day care services | 42 | 446 | 10.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Texarkana business line
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Texarkana, 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 the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $450.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $374.25, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Texarkana, AR?
Texarkana has exchanges in 870 and 327; 870 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Texarkana?
6, holding 13 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Texarkana 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 Texarkana?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).