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Novato's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Novato number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 415 / 628
- Exchanges
- 28NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 13
- Population
- 52,311Census 2024 est.
Novato area codes
With 52,311 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Novato sits in Marin County, California. NANPA lists 28 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 415 has the most (21, 75%). 415 is part of an overlay with 628, so a new local number in Novato may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Novato is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 415 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Novato
13 carriers hold the 28 exchanges assigned to Novato's rate center. Frontier California INC. has the most, with 6. 22 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Novato can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier California INC. | 6 | 21% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 5 | 18% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 5 | 18% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 2 | 7.1% |
| Peerless Network of California, LLC - CA | 2 | 7.1% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 1 | 3.6% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 1 | 3.6% |
| Level 3 Telecom of California, LP - CA | 1 | 3.6% |
| Pacific Bell (competitive) | 1 | 3.6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 1 | 3.6% |
| Telnyx LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
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 Novato
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Novato. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 5 of the 28 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 415 | 208, 209, 246, 301, 320, 328, 408, 493, 599, 761, 798, 827, 858, 878, 892, 893, 895, 897, 898, 899, 985 |
| 628 | 209, 214, 236, 294, 301, 587, 682 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Novato's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Novato numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2010s | 6 | 50% |
| 2020s | 5 | 42% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Novato
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Novato's numbers are rated to the NOVATO rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Novato number.
If your business already has a Novato number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Novato
Novato 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.
Business phone service in Novato
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Novato, 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 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the San Francisco, CA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. 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 Novato, CA?
Novato has exchanges in 415 and 628; 415 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Novato?
13, holding 28 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Novato 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 Novato?
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).