CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Gustine, CA
Gustine's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Gustine number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 209 / 350
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 6,138Census 2024 est.
Gustine area codes
Gustine city is a Census place in Merced County, California, with an estimated 6,138 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 209 has the most (4, 80%). 209 is part of an overlay with 350, so a new local number in Gustine may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Gustine is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 209 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Gustine
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Gustine's rate center. Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CA has the most, with 1. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CA | 1 | 20% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 1 | 20% |
| Pacific Bell | 1 | 20% |
| Terra Nova Telecom INC. | 1 | 20% |
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 Gustine
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Gustine. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2022. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 209 | 215, 733, 780, 854 |
| 350 | 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Gustine
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Gustine that is GUSTINE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Gustine.
Keeping an existing Gustine number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 209 when you pick it.
Businesses around Gustine
Gustine is part of the Merced, CA metro area, home to 297,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,592 business establishments in the Merced, CA metro area in 2023, employing 49,545 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (550), health care and social assistance (514), and construction (415).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 169 | 3,687 | 21.8 |
| Physician practices | 125 | 903 | 7.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 117 | 1,581 | 13.5 |
| General freight trucking companies (local) | 107 | — | — |
| Dental offices | 82 | 591 | 7.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 64 | 264 | 4.1 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 63 | 468 | 7.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 57 | 362 | 6.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Gustine
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 Gustine, 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 Merced, CA metro area, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $420.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $349.30, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 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 | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
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 Gustine, CA?
Gustine has exchanges in 209 and 350; 209 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Gustine?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Gustine 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 Gustine?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).