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Richmond's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Richmond number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 815 / 779
- Exchanges
- 3NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 6,807Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Richmond
Richmond township is a Census town in McHenry County, Illinois, with an estimated 6,807 residents in 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 Richmond may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Richmond 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 Richmond
3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Richmond's rate center. Stratus Networks has the most, with 1. 3 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Richmond can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stratus Networks | 1 | 33% |
| Frontier North, INC. - Il | 1 | 33% |
| Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Richmond
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Richmond. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2008. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 779 | 283 |
| 815 | 678, 862 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Richmond's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Richmond numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Richmond
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Richmond's numbers are rated to the RICHMOND rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Richmond number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 815 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Richmond is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, home to 9.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 248,519 business establishments in the Chicago, IL-IN metro area in 2023, employing 4,285,971 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (32,828), health care and social assistance (29,768), and retail trade (25,308).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 8,179 | 139,869 | 17.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 7,371 | 149,532 | 20.3 |
| Law offices | 5,865 | 46,449 | 7.9 |
| Physician practices | 5,693 | 80,101 | 14.1 |
| Residential remodelers | 5,230 | 12,655 | 2.4 |
| Dental offices | 4,881 | 30,767 | 6.3 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 4,252 | 11,786 | 2.8 |
| General freight trucking companies (local) | 4,040 | 14,869 | 3.7 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Richmond
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 Richmond, 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 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Chicago, IL-IN 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. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 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 | $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 Richmond, IL?
Richmond has exchanges in 815 and 779; 815 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Richmond?
3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Richmond 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 Richmond?
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).