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Get a local business phone number in Decatur, IN

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

Area code
260
Exchanges
7NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
37,230Census 2024 est.

Decatur area codes

Decatur township is a Census town in Marion County, Indiana, with an estimated 37,230 residents in 2024. All 7 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 260. Decatur is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 260 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Decatur, IN
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
2607100%2002noneEastern

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

Decatur exchanges by carrier

4 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Decatur's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 3. 6 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 Decatur, IN
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il343%
Brightspeed of Indiana, LLC229%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - In114%
Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC114%

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 Decatur

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Decatur's rate center (DECATUR). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Decatur, IN
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
260223, 301, 339, 701, 706, 724, 728

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Decatur's exchanges were assigned

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

Decatur, IN: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s267%
2020s133%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Decatur

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Decatur's numbers are rated to the DECATUR rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Decatur number.

If your business already has a Decatur number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Businesses around Decatur

Decatur is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, home to 2.2 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 51,076 business establishments in the Indianapolis, IN metro area in 2023, employing 982,448 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (6,448), retail trade (5,880), and professional, scientific, and technical services (5,803).

Selected industries in the Indianapolis, IN metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1,77936,96120.8
Full-service restaurants1,61340,11424.9
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1,3083,3712.6
Physician practices1,13625,33222.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages9947,0737.1
Law offices8776,1697.0
Residential remodelers8313,1153.7
Dental offices8247,4469.0

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

A Decatur number on Callata

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 Decatur 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 19-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Indianapolis, IN metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $570.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $474.05. Callata comes to $379.00 a month for 19 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 19-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$379.00$4,548.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$361.00$4,332.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$437.00$5,244.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$474.05$5,688.60
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$513.00$6,156.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$570.00$6,840.00

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 Decatur, IN?

260. All exchanges NANPA lists for Decatur are in 260.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Decatur?

4, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Decatur 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 Decatur?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 19 users come to $379.00 a month. For comparison, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $570.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).