Get a local business phone number in Dixon, IL
Dixon's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Dixon number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 815 / 779
- Exchanges
- 13NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 17,104Census 2024 est.
Dixon area codes
Dixon township is a Census town in Lee County, Illinois, with an estimated 17,104 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 13 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 815 has the most (9, 69%). 815 is part of an overlay with 779, so a new local number in Dixon may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Dixon is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 815 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Dixon
9 carriers hold the 13 exchanges assigned to Dixon's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Il has the most, with 3. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Il | 3 | 23% |
| Brightspeed of Illinois, LLC | 3 | 23% |
| Centurylink Communications, LLC | 1 | 7.7% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 1 | 7.7% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Il | 1 | 7.7% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 1 | 7.7% |
| Aero North Communications, INC. - Il | 1 | 7.7% |
| United States Cellular - Il | 1 | 7.7% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Dixon
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Dixon's rate center (DIXON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 2 of the 13 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 779 | 251, 372, 433, 861 |
| 815 | 284, 285, 288, 440, 613, 677, 835, 973, 994 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Dixon's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Dixon numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 29% |
| 2010s | 3 | 43% |
| 2020s | 2 | 29% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Dixon
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Dixon's numbers are rated to the DIXON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Dixon number.
If your business already has a Dixon number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Dixon
Dixon is part of the Dixon, IL micropolitan area, home to 33,544 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 690 business establishments in the Dixon, IL micropolitan area in 2023, employing 10,894 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (95), other services (except public administration) (88), and health care and social assistance (86).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 29 | 262 | 9.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 20 | 77 | 3.9 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 19 | 508 | 26.7 |
| Drinking places | 18 | 81 | 4.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 17 | 54 | 3.2 |
| General automotive repair shops | 14 | — | — |
| Physician practices | 13 | — | — |
| Landscaping services | 12 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Dixon
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Dixon, 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.
The comparison below uses 16 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Dixon, IL micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $399.20 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $480.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Dixon, IL?
Dixon has exchanges in 815 and 779; 815 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Dixon?
9, holding 13 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Dixon 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 Dixon?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).