CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Fresno, CA
Fresno's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Fresno number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 559 / 209 / 357
- Exchanges
- 284NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 38
- Population
- 550,105Census 2024 est.
Fresno area codes
Fresno city is a Census place in Fresno County, California, with an estimated 550,105 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 284 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 559 has the most (264, 93%). 559 is part of an overlay with 357, so a new local number in Fresno may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Fresno is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 559 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Fresno
38 carriers hold the 284 exchanges assigned to Fresno's rate center. Pacific Bell has the most, with 86. 200 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Bell | 86 | 30% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 50 | 18% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 32 | 11% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 21 | 7.4% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 17 | 6.0% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 10 | 3.5% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CA | 6 | 2.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 6 | 2.1% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 5 | 1.8% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 4 | 1.4% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 4 | 1.4% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 4 | 1.4% |
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 Fresno
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Fresno. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 33 of the 284 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 209 | 212, 218, 220, 240, 246, 363, 731, 861, 873, 902, 903, 907, 908, 909, 967, 974, 977, 978, 999 |
| 357 | 888 |
| 559 | 200, 206, 208, 209, 213, 214, 216, 217, 218, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 233, 237, 240, 241, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 256, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 301, 304, 307, 312, 313, 317, 319, 320, 341, 346, 347, 348, 349, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 360, 365, 367, 369, 371, 374, 375, 385, 388, 389, 394, 396, 400, 408, 412, 417, 420, 421, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 470, 473, 475, 476, 477, 478, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 508, 512, 513, 515, 519, 538, 540, 541, 547, 548, 549, 550, 552, 554, 558, 569, 570, 573, 577, 579, 581, 600, 603, 606, 612, 614, 621, 629, 647, 650, 652, 666, 668, 669, 680, 681, 691, 696, 703, 704, 705, 708, 709, 710, 720, 721, 722, 724, 727, 728, 753, 761, 771, 774, 776, 777, 778, 779, 785, 790, 795, 800, 801, 803, 807, 815 |
First 240 of 284 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Fresno's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Fresno numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29 | 27% |
| 2010s | 44 | 42% |
| 2020s | 33 | 31% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Fresno
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Fresno, those come from the FRESNO rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 559 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Fresno is part of the Fresno, CA metro area, home to 1.2 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 21,510 business establishments in the Fresno, CA metro area in 2023, employing 332,203 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (3,003), retail trade (2,752), and accommodation and food services (2,122).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 895 | 16,913 | 18.9 |
| Physician practices | 710 | 6,680 | 9.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 586 | 11,825 | 20.2 |
| General freight trucking companies (local) | 476 | — | — |
| Dental offices | 473 | 4,077 | 8.6 |
| Law offices | 409 | 2,634 | 6.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 387 | 2,198 | 5.7 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 334 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Fresno 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 Fresno, 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 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Fresno, CA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. 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 Fresno, CA?
Fresno has exchanges in 559, 209, and 357; 559 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Fresno?
38, holding 284 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Fresno 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 Fresno?
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).