CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Bishop, CA
Bishop's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bishop number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 760 / 442
- Exchanges
- 10NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 3,746Census 2024 est.
What area code is Bishop, CA?
Bishop city is a Census place in Inyo County, California, with an estimated 3,746 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 10 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 760 has the most (8, 80%). 760 is part of an overlay with 442, so a new local number in Bishop may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bishop is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 760 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Bishop phone exchanges
8 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Bishop's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - CA has the most, with 2. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Bishop can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 2 | 20% |
| Frontier California INC. | 2 | 20% |
| CSC Voice, LLC | 1 | 10% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 10% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 1 | 10% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 1 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 1 | 10% |
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 Bishop
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Bishop's rate center (BISHOP). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 442 | 228, 445 |
| 760 | 258, 582, 784, 872, 873, 874, 920, 937 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bishop's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Bishop numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 33% |
| 2010s | 1 | 33% |
| 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 Bishop
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Bishop's numbers are rated to the BISHOP rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Bishop number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 760 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Bishop
Bishop is part of the Bishop, CA micropolitan area, home to 18,485 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 505 business establishments in the Bishop, CA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 5,048 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are accommodation and food services (101), retail trade (87), and construction (50).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels and motels | 39 | 510 | 13.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 19 | 299 | 15.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 19 | 312 | 16.4 |
| Physician practices | 14 | — | — |
| Residential remodelers | 14 | 39 | 2.8 |
| Sporting goods stores | 10 | — | — |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 7 | — | — |
| Offices of certified public accountants | 6 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Bishop 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 Bishop, 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.
The comparison below uses 10 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Bishop, CA micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $249.50 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $300.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 10 people cost $199.00 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 | $199.00 | $2,388.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $190.00 | $2,280.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $230.00 | $2,760.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $249.50 | $2,994.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $270.00 | $3,240.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $300.00 | $3,600.00 |
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 Bishop, CA?
Bishop has exchanges in 760 and 442; 760 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bishop?
8, holding 10 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bishop 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 Bishop?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 10 users come to $199.00 a month. For comparison, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $300.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).