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Get a local business phone number in Kokomo, IN

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

Area code
765
Exchanges
40NANPA-assigned
Carriers
11
Population
60,093Census 2024 est.

What area code is Kokomo, IN?

With 60,093 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Kokomo sits in Howard County, Indiana. All 40 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 765. Kokomo is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 765 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Kokomo, IN
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
76540100%1997noneEastern

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

Phone carriers in Kokomo

11 carriers hold the 40 exchanges assigned to Kokomo's rate center. Indiana Bell Tel CO INC has the most, with 13. 22 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Kokomo can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Kokomo, IN
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Indiana Bell Tel CO INC1333%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il820%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - In718%
Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC37.5%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - In25.0%
Paetec Itel, LLC25.0%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - In12.5%
Level 3 Telecom of Indiana, LP - In12.5%
Metropcs, INC.12.5%
Ton80 Communications, LLC12.5%
Indiana Paging Network, INC.12.5%

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 Kokomo

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Kokomo's rate center (KOKOMO). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 40 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Kokomo, IN
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
765210, 236, 252, 271, 319, 398, 416, 419, 431, 432, 434, 437, 438, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 459, 461, 480, 513, 553, 614, 626, 776, 803, 854, 860, 863, 864, 865, 867, 868, 878, 926, 936

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Kokomo's exchanges were assigned

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

Kokomo, IN: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s360%
2020s240%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Kokomo

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

Keeping an existing Kokomo number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 765 when you pick it.

Businesses around Kokomo

Kokomo is part of the Kokomo, IN metro area, home to 84,082 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,813 business establishments in the Kokomo, IN metro area in 2023, employing 31,554 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (330), health care and social assistance (288), and other services (except public administration) (236).

Selected industries in the Kokomo, IN metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants901,86020.7
Full-service restaurants591,74129.5
Physician practices47——
Dental offices392997.7
Insurance agencies and brokerages331665.0
Law offices28——
Landscaping services28602.1
Residential remodelers27883.3

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

Setting up a Kokomo business line

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 Kokomo 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Kokomo, IN metro area, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Kokomo, IN?

765. All exchanges NANPA lists for Kokomo are in 765.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Kokomo?

11, holding 40 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Kokomo 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 Kokomo?

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).