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Poplar Grove's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Poplar Grove number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 815 / 779
- Exchanges
- 3NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 5,172Census 2024 est.
What area code is Poplar Grove, IL?
Poplar Grove, in Boone County, Illinois, had a Census-estimated population of 5,172 in July 2024. NANPA lists 3 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 815 has the most (2, 67%). 815 is part of an overlay with 779, so a new local number in Poplar Grove may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Poplar Grove 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.
Who holds Poplar Grove phone exchanges
3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Poplar Grove's rate center. Onvoy, LLC has the most, with 1. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC | 1 | 33% |
| Frontier North, INC. - Il | 1 | 33% |
| Mediacom Telephony of Illinois, LLC - Il | 1 | 33% |
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 Poplar Grove
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Poplar Grove's rate center (POPLAR GRV). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2010. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 779 | 387 |
| 815 | 765, 800 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Poplar Grove's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Poplar Grove numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Poplar Grove
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Poplar Grove, those come from the POPLAR GRV rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Poplar Grove number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 815 when you pick it.
Who does business near Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove is part of the Rockford, IL metro area, home to 337,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 7,176 business establishments in the Rockford, IL metro area in 2023, employing 132,564 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (984), health care and social assistance (750), and other services (except public administration) (740).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 278 | 5,962 | 21.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 239 | 4,328 | 18.1 |
| Landscaping services | 151 | 529 | 3.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 143 | 553 | 3.9 |
| Physician practices | 137 | 2,677 | 19.5 |
| Law offices | 130 | 602 | 4.6 |
| General automotive repair shops | 122 | 551 | 4.5 |
| Dental offices | 116 | 1,027 | 8.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Poplar Grove business line
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.
If you already have a number in Poplar Grove, 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 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Rockford, IL metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Poplar Grove, IL?
Poplar Grove has exchanges in 815 and 779; 815 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Poplar Grove?
3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).