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Get a local business phone number in Lebanon, CT

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

Area code
860 / 959
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
7,141Census 2024 est.

What area code is Lebanon, CT?

With 7,141 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Lebanon sits in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 860 has the most (3, 75%). 860 is part of an overlay with 959, so a new local number in Lebanon may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lebanon is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 860 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Lebanon, CT
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
860375%1995959Eastern
959125%2014860Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Lebanon

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Lebanon's rate center. Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC has the most, with 1. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.

Carriers holding exchanges in Lebanon, CT
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC125%
Southern New England Telco d/b/a Frontier Comm of CT125%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CT125%
Onvoy, LLC - CT125%

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 Lebanon

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Lebanon. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2014. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Lebanon, CT
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
860468, 642, 809
959566

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Lebanon's exchanges were assigned

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

Lebanon, CT: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2010s150%
2020s150%

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

How local numbers work in Lebanon

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 860 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Who does business near Lebanon

Lebanon is part of the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area, home to 283,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 5,883 business establishments in the Norwich, CT metro area in 2023, employing 100,654 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (974), health care and social assistance (840), and accommodation and food services (781).

Selected industries in the Norwich, CT metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants3036,08720.1
Limited-service restaurants2393,35214.0
Physician practices1521,92312.7
Landscaping services1284623.6
Law offices1185514.7
Dental offices978208.5
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors955575.9
Beer, wine and liquor stores854255.0

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

Business phone service in Lebanon

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 Lebanon 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 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Norwich, CT metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

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 Lebanon, CT?

Lebanon has exchanges in 860 and 959; 860 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Lebanon?

4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Lebanon 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 Lebanon?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).