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Paonia's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Paonia number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 970
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 1,464Census 2024 est.
Paonia area codes
Paonia town is a Census place in Delta County, Colorado, with an estimated 1,464 residents in 2024. All 2 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 Paonia may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Paonia 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 970 | 2 | 100% | 1995 | 748 | Mountain |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Paonia
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Paonia's rate center. Ton80 Communications, LLC has the most, with 1. 2 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Paonia can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 50% |
| Delta County Tele-comm, INC. | 1 | 50% |
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 Paonia
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Paonia's rate center (PAONIA). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2022. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 970 | 525, 527 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Paonia
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Paonia, those come from the PAONIA rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 970 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Paonia
Paonia 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 7,456 | 13,021 | 1.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 5,074 | 111,442 | 22.0 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 4,753 | 96,000 | 20.2 |
| Law offices | 3,431 | 18,443 | 5.4 |
| Management consulting firms | 3,325 | 18,633 | 5.6 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 3,124 | 15,146 | 4.8 |
| Physician practices | 3,103 | 37,613 | 12.1 |
| Residential remodelers | 3,026 | 10,267 | 3.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Paonia
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 Paonia, 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 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. 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 Paonia, CO?
970. All exchanges NANPA lists for Paonia are in 970.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Paonia?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Paonia 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 Paonia?
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).