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Lafayette's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lafayette number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 925
- Exchanges
- 15NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 25,371Census 2024 est.
Lafayette area codes
Lafayette, in Contra Costa County, California, had a Census-estimated population of 25,371 in July 2024. All 15 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 925. Lafayette is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 925 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 925 | 15 | 100% | 1998 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Lafayette
9 carriers hold the 15 exchanges assigned to Lafayette's rate center. Pacific Bell has the most, with 4. 12 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Bell | 4 | 27% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 3 | 20% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 2 | 13% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - CA | 1 | 6.7% |
| Level 3 Telecom of California, LP - CA | 1 | 6.7% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 1 | 6.7% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 1 | 6.7% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 6.7% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 1 | 6.7% |
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 Lafayette
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lafayette. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2023. 1 of the 15 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 925 | 282, 283, 284, 297, 298, 299, 310, 385, 403, 444, 531, 871, 878, 900, 962 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Lafayette
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lafayette, those come from the LAFAYETTE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 925 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Lafayette is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, home to 4.6 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 133,246 business establishments in the San Francisco, CA metro area in 2023, employing 2,417,363 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (23,140), health care and social assistance (16,920), and accommodation and food services (13,736).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 5,136 | 86,434 | 16.8 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 4,140 | 59,849 | 14.5 |
| Dental offices | 3,029 | 19,225 | 6.3 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 2,990 | 10,454 | 3.5 |
| Law offices | 2,984 | 25,802 | 8.6 |
| Custom computer programming services firms | 2,959 | 58,995 | 19.9 |
| Residential remodelers | 2,924 | 14,184 | 4.9 |
| Management consulting firms | 2,756 | 16,952 | 6.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Lafayette 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 Lafayette, 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 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the San Francisco, CA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Lafayette, CA?
925. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lafayette are in 925.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lafayette?
9, holding 15 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lafayette 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 Lafayette?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).