Get a local business phone number in Woodside, CA
Woodside's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Woodside number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 650
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 11
- Population
- 5,123Census 2024 est.
What area code is Woodside, CA?
Woodside town is a Census place in San Mateo County, California, with an estimated 5,123 residents in 2024. All 14 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 650. Woodside is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 650 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650 | 14 | 100% | 1997 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Woodside
11 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Woodside's rate center. U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications has the most, with 2. 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 2 | 14% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 2 | 14% |
| Pacific Bell | 2 | 14% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CA | 1 | 7.1% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 1 | 7.1% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 1 | 7.1% |
| Boost Subscriberco L.l.c. | 1 | 7.1% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - CA | 1 | 7.1% |
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.
Local prefixes for Woodside
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Woodside. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2022. 4 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 650 | 206, 247, 275, 332, 434, 446, 529, 530, 547, 658, 683, 751, 850, 851 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Woodside
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Woodside that is WOODSIDE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Woodside.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 650 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Woodside
Woodside 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 Woodside
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.
Porting a number you already use in Woodside is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the San Francisco, CA metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| 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 Woodside, CA?
650. All exchanges NANPA lists for Woodside are in 650.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Woodside?
11, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Woodside 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 Woodside?
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).