CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Highland, IN
Highland's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Highland number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 219
- Exchanges
- 17NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 23,497Census 2024 est.
What area code is Highland, IN?
With 23,497 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Highland sits in Lake County, Indiana. All 17 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 219. Highland is in the Eastern and Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 219 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | 17 | 100% | 1948 | none | Eastern and Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Highland exchanges by carrier
8 carriers hold the 17 exchanges assigned to Highland's rate center. Indiana Bell Tel CO INC has the most, with 8. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Bell Tel CO INC | 8 | 47% |
| Onvoy, LLC - In | 3 | 18% |
| Peerless Network of Indiana, LLC - In | 1 | 5.9% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - In | 1 | 5.9% |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | 1 | 5.9% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 5.9% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - In | 1 | 5.9% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 5.9% |
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.
Highland phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Highland's rate center (HIGHLAND). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 4 of the 17 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 219 | 237, 273, 301, 352, 429, 513, 533, 595, 836, 838, 922, 923, 924, 934, 961, 966, 972 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Highland's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Highland numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 13% |
| 2010s | 3 | 38% |
| 2020s | 4 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Highland
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Highland that is HIGHLAND, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Highland.
Keeping an existing Highland number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 219 when you pick it.
Businesses around Highland
Highland 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 Highland
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.
If you already have a number in Highland, 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 Highland, IN?
219. All exchanges NANPA lists for Highland are in 219.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Highland?
8, holding 17 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Highland 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 Highland?
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).