Get a local business phone number in Eureka, CA
Eureka's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Eureka number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 707 / 369
- Exchanges
- 38NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 15
- Population
- 25,412Census 2024 est.
What area code is Eureka, CA?
With 25,412 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Eureka sits in Humboldt County, California. NANPA lists 38 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 707 has the most (36, 95%). 707 is part of an overlay with 369, so a new local number in Eureka may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Eureka is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 707 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Eureka exchanges by carrier
15 carriers hold the 38 exchanges assigned to Eureka's rate center. Pacific Bell has the most, with 8. 28 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Eureka can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Bell | 8 | 21% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 7 | 18% |
| United States Cellular - CA | 5 | 13% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 3 | 7.9% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 3 | 7.9% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 2 | 5.3% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 2 | 5.3% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 2.6% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 1 | 2.6% |
| Peerless Network of California, LLC - CA | 1 | 2.6% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 1 | 2.6% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CA | 1 | 2.6% |
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.
Eureka phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Eureka. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 4 of the 38 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 369 | 224, 227 |
| 707 | 267, 268, 269, 273, 296, 298, 362, 382, 407, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 476, 496, 497, 498, 499, 502, 572, 599, 601, 613, 616, 618, 672, 683, 740, 798, 821, 832, 834, 845, 854 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Eureka's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Eureka numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 13% |
| 2010s | 9 | 60% |
| 2020s | 4 | 27% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Eureka
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Eureka's numbers are rated to the EUREKA rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Eureka number.
If your business already has a Eureka number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Eureka
Eureka is part of the Eureka-Arcata, CA micropolitan area, home to 132,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,178 business establishments in the Eureka, CA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 34,729 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (525), accommodation and food services (404), and health care and social assistance (389).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 145 | 1,863 | 12.8 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 93 | 1,440 | 15.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 83 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Physician practices | 58 | 403 | 6.9 |
| Child day care services | 52 | 398 | 7.7 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 49 | 172 | 3.5 |
| Hotels and motels | 47 | 614 | 13.1 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 47 | 1,623 | 34.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Eureka number on Callata
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 Eureka, 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 11 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Eureka, CA micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $274.45 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $330.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 11 people cost $219.00 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 | $219.00 | $2,628.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $209.00 | $2,508.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $253.00 | $3,036.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $274.45 | $3,293.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $297.00 | $3,564.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $330.00 | $3,960.00 |
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 Eureka, CA?
Eureka has exchanges in 707 and 369; 707 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Eureka?
15, holding 38 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Eureka 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 Eureka?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 11 users come to $219.00 a month. For comparison, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $330.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).