Get a local business phone number in Akron, CO

What area code is Akron, CO?

Akron, in Washington County, Colorado, had a Census-estimated population of 1,745 in July 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 970. 970 is part of an overlay with 748, so a new local number in Akron may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Akron is in the Mountain time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 970 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Phone carriers in Akron

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Akron's rate center. Centurytel of Eagle, INC. d/b/a Centurylink has the most, with 1. 3 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.

Local prefixes for Akron

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Akron. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Akron's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Akron's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

How local numbers work in Akron

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Akron that is AKRON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Akron.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 970 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Who does business near Akron

Akron is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 182,486 business establishments in Colorado in 2023, employing 2,566,040 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (28,143), construction (20,473), and health care and social assistance (19,456).

Business phone service in Akron

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.

Porting a number you already use in Akron 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.

A 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Colorado. 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. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.