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Nevada City's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Nevada City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 530 / 837
- Exchanges
- 10NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 3,195Census 2024 est.
Nevada City area codes
With 3,195 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Nevada City sits in Nevada County, California. NANPA lists 10 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 530 has the most (9, 90%). 530 is part of an overlay with 837, so a new local number in Nevada City may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Nevada City is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 530 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Nevada City exchanges by carrier
7 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Nevada City's rate center. Pacific Bell has the most, with 3. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Nevada City 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 | 3 | 30% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 2 | 20% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 1 | 10% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 1 | 10% |
| Race Telecommunications, INC. - CA | 1 | 10% |
| Wide Voice, LLC - CA | 1 | 10% |
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.
Nevada City phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Nevada City's rate center (NEVADACITY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2017. 1 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 530 | 264, 265, 362, 470, 478, 557, 687, 817, 955 |
| 837 | 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Nevada City's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Nevada City numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Nevada City
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Nevada City, those come from the NEVADACITY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Nevada City number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 530 when you pick it.
The local business market
Nevada City is part of the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA micropolitan area, home to 102,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,323 business establishments in the Truckee, CA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 27,771 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (596), professional, scientific, and technical services (418), and retail trade (389).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential remodelers | 133 | 432 | 3.2 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 92 | 587 | 6.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 92 | 1,532 | 16.7 |
| Landscaping services | 90 | 390 | 4.3 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 89 | 148 | 1.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 63 | 912 | 14.5 |
| Physician practices | 62 | 534 | 8.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 62 | 237 | 3.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Nevada City
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 Nevada City, 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.
An 8-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Truckee, CA micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $240.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $199.60. On Callata the same 8 people cost $159.00 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 | $159.00 | $1,908.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $152.00 | $1,824.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $184.00 | $2,208.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $199.60 | $2,395.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $216.00 | $2,592.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $240.00 | $2,880.00 |
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 Nevada City, CA?
Nevada City has exchanges in 530 and 837; 530 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Nevada City?
7, holding 10 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Nevada City 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 Nevada City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 8 users come to $159.00 a month. For comparison, 8 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $240.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).