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Paradise's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Paradise number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 530
- Exchanges
- 9NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 9,114Census 2024 est.
Paradise area codes
Paradise town is a Census place in Butte County, California, with an estimated 9,114 residents in 2024. All 9 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 530. 530 is part of an overlay with 837, so a new local number in Paradise may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Paradise 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.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530 | 9 | 100% | 1997 | 837 | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Paradise exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 9 exchanges assigned to Paradise's rate center. Pacific Bell has the most, with 4. 7 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Paradise 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 | 4 | 44% |
| Comcast Phone of California, LLC | 1 | 11% |
| Ip Horizon LLC | 1 | 11% |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | 1 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 1 | 11% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 1 | 11% |
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.
Paradise phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Paradise. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2011. 1 of the 9 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 530 | 327, 413, 762, 783, 872, 873, 876, 877, 915 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Paradise's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Paradise numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Paradise
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Paradise's numbers are rated to the PARADISE rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Paradise number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 530 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Paradise
Paradise is part of the Chico, CA metro area, home to 208,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 4,677 business establishments in the Chico, CA metro area in 2023, employing 63,158 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (682), health care and social assistance (639), and construction (575).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 162 | 2,995 | 18.5 |
| Full-service restaurants | 129 | 2,614 | 20.3 |
| Physician practices | 123 | 885 | 7.2 |
| Law offices | 96 | 302 | 3.1 |
| Residential remodelers | 93 | 563 | 6.1 |
| Landscaping services | 93 | 574 | 6.2 |
| Dental offices | 90 | 711 | 7.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 78 | 352 | 4.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Paradise number on Callata
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 Paradise, 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 Chico, 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 Paradise, CA?
530. All exchanges NANPA lists for Paradise are in 530.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Paradise?
6, holding 9 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Paradise 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 Paradise?
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).