Get a local business phone number in Prairie Creek, IN
Prairie Creek's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Prairie Creek number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 812
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 1,059Census 2024 est.
What area code is Prairie Creek, IN?
With 1,059 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Prairie Creek sits in Vigo County, Indiana. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 812. 812 is part of an overlay with 930, so a new local number in Prairie Creek may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Prairie Creek is in the Eastern and Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 812 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 812 | 2 | 100% | 1947 | 930 | Eastern and Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Prairie Creek exchanges by carrier
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Prairie Creek's rate center. Frontier North, INC.. - In has the most, with 1. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier North, INC.. - In | 1 | 50% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 50% |
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.
Prairie Creek phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Prairie Creek. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2021. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 812 | 898, 960 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Prairie Creek
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Prairie Creek, those come from the PRAIRIECRK rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 812 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Prairie Creek
Prairie Creek is part of the Terre Haute, IN metro area, home to 169,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,558 business establishments in the Terre Haute, IN metro area in 2023, employing 55,792 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (584), health care and social assistance (555), and other services (except public administration) (445).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 125 | 3,011 | 24.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 121 | 2,686 | 22.2 |
| Physician practices | 87 | 822 | 9.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 60 | 266 | 4.4 |
| Child day care services | 58 | 367 | 6.3 |
| Law offices | 57 | 321 | 5.6 |
| General automotive repair shops | 49 | 254 | 5.2 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 47 | 687 | 14.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Prairie Creek number on Callata
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 Prairie Creek, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Terre Haute, IN metro area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Prairie Creek, IN?
812. All exchanges NANPA lists for Prairie Creek are in 812.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Prairie Creek?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Prairie Creek 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 Prairie Creek?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).