Get a local business phone number in Monrovia, CA
Monrovia's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Monrovia number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 626
- Exchanges
- 34NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 13
- Population
- 37,787Census 2024 est.
What area code is Monrovia, CA?
Monrovia city is a Census place in Los Angeles County, California, with an estimated 37,787 residents in 2024. All 34 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 626. Monrovia is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 626 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626 | 34 | 100% | 1997 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Monrovia exchanges by carrier
13 carriers hold the 34 exchanges assigned to Monrovia's rate center. Frontier California INC. has the most, with 11. 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier California INC. | 11 | 32% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 5 | 15% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 3 | 8.8% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 2 | 5.9% |
| Pacific Bell (competitive) | 2 | 5.9% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 2 | 5.9% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 2 | 5.9% |
| Fractel, LLC | 2 | 5.9% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - CA | 1 | 2.9% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
| Level 3 Telecom of California, LP - CA | 1 | 2.9% |
| Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
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.
Monrovia phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Monrovia's rate center (MONROVIA). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 6 of the 34 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 626 | 205, 218, 239, 249, 256, 263, 275, 301, 303, 305, 357, 358, 359, 386, 408, 415, 471, 509, 531, 599, 605, 619, 706, 713, 739, 775, 803, 841, 843, 873, 878, 879, 930, 932 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Monrovia's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Monrovia numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 22% |
| 2010s | 1 | 11% |
| 2020s | 6 | 67% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Monrovia
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Monrovia's numbers are rated to the MONROVIA rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Monrovia number.
If your business already has a Monrovia number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Monrovia
Monrovia is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, home to 12.9 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 411,949 business establishments in the Los Angeles, CA metro area in 2023, employing 5,568,514 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (61,848), health care and social assistance (53,869), and retail trade (38,838).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 13,775 | 86,725 | 6.3 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 12,756 | 218,098 | 17.1 |
| Law offices | 11,330 | 74,795 | 6.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 11,133 | 237,368 | 21.3 |
| Dental offices | 9,296 | 50,762 | 5.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 8,931 | 19,620 | 2.2 |
| Management consulting firms | 8,377 | 36,309 | 4.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 5,786 | 31,913 | 5.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Monrovia
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 Monrovia, 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.
A 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Los Angeles, CA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. 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 Monrovia, CA?
626. All exchanges NANPA lists for Monrovia are in 626.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Monrovia?
13, holding 34 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Monrovia 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 Monrovia?
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).