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Get a local business phone number in Loveland, CO

Loveland's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Loveland number in front of your customers.

Area code
970
Exchanges
36NANPA-assigned
Carriers
9
Population
81,102Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Loveland

Loveland, in Larimer County, Colorado, had a Census-estimated population of 81,102 in July 2024. All 36 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 Loveland may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Loveland 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.

Area codes with exchanges in Loveland, CO
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
97036100%1995748Mountain

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Loveland exchanges by carrier

9 carriers hold the 36 exchanges assigned to Loveland's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 15. 27 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Loveland, CO
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Qwest Corporation1542%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CO925%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC411%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - CO25.6%
Onvoy, LLC - CO25.6%
Electric Lightwave LLC d/b/a Allstream12.8%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - CO12.8%
Paetec Itel, LLC12.8%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CO12.8%

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 Loveland

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Loveland. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 3 of the 36 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Loveland, CO
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
970203, 278, 290, 292, 308, 342, 461, 541, 593, 599, 612, 613, 617, 619, 622, 624, 635, 646, 663, 667, 669, 679, 685, 699, 744, 775, 776, 786, 791, 800, 803, 820, 908, 940, 962, 966

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Loveland's exchanges were assigned

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

Loveland, CO: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s842%
2010s842%
2020s316%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

What makes a number local to Loveland

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

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

The local business market

Loveland is part of the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area, home to 375,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 11,764 business establishments in the Fort Collins, CO metro area in 2023, employing 139,517 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (1,809), construction (1,371), and health care and social assistance (1,317).

Selected industries in the Fort Collins, CO metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Offices of real estate agents and brokers4747711.6
Limited-service restaurants3166,87421.8
Full-service restaurants2967,33724.8
Engineering services firms2202,35210.7
Landscaping services2101,4376.8
Dental offices2091,4647.0
Residential remodelers2087313.5
Physician practices1992,68313.5

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

A Loveland number on Callata

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 Loveland 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 Fort Collins, CO metro area, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $360.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $299.40, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $239.00 a month for 12 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 12-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$239.00$2,868.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$228.00$2,736.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$276.00$3,312.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$299.40$3,592.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$324.00$3,888.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$360.00$4,320.00

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 Loveland, CO?

970. All exchanges NANPA lists for Loveland are in 970.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Loveland?

9, holding 36 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Loveland 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 Loveland?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).