Get a local business phone number in Ray City, GA
Ray City's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Ray City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 229
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 1,045Census 2024 est.
Ray City area codes
Ray City city is a Census place in Berrien County, Georgia, with an estimated 1,045 residents in 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 229. Ray City is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 229 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | 4 | 100% | 2000 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Ray City exchanges by carrier
3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Ray City's rate center. MCC Telephony LLC has the most, with 2. 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MCC Telephony LLC | 2 | 50% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ga | 1 | 25% |
| Windstream Georgia Communications Corp. | 1 | 25% |
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 Ray City
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Ray City's rate center (RAY CITY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2010. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 229 | 414, 422, 455, 659 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Ray City
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Ray City that is RAY CITY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Ray City.
Keeping an existing Ray City number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 229 when you pick it.
Businesses around Ray City
Ray City is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 261,320 business establishments in Georgia in 2023, employing 4,405,730 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (35,820), professional, scientific, and technical services (33,198), and health care and social assistance (30,047).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 9,735 | 189,341 | 19.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 7,925 | 175,639 | 22.2 |
| Physician practices | 7,199 | 99,660 | 13.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 6,227 | 13,754 | 2.2 |
| Law offices | 5,944 | 35,560 | 6.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 4,637 | 27,468 | 5.9 |
| Dental offices | 3,663 | 30,262 | 8.3 |
| Management consulting firms | 3,281 | 29,014 | 8.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Ray City 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 Ray City 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 Georgia, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 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 | $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 Ray City, GA?
229. All exchanges NANPA lists for Ray City are in 229.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Ray City?
3, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Ray City 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 Ray City?
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).