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Get a local business phone number in Hull, IA

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

Area code
712
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
2,459Census 2024 est.

Hull area codes

Hull city is a Census place in Sioux County, Iowa, with an estimated 2,459 residents in 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 712. Hull is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 712 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Hull, IA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7123100%1947noneCentral

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

Hull exchanges by carrier

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Hull's rate center. Heartland Teleco of Ia d/b/a Premier Communications has the most, with 1. 3 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Hull, IA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Heartland Teleco of Ia d/b/a Premier Communications133%
T-mobile USA, INC.133%
Fractel, LLC133%

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.

Hull phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Hull's rate center (HULL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Hull, IA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
712439, 578, 877

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Hull's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Hull numbers was added to the local supply.

Hull, IA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s150%
2020s150%

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

What makes a number local to Hull

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Hull, those come from the HULL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

Keeping an existing Hull number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 712 when you pick it.

Businesses around Hull

Hull is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 83,321 business establishments in Iowa in 2023, employing 1,415,652 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (10,970), other services (except public administration) (9,184), and health care and social assistance (9,092).

Selected industries in Iowa, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants2,45944,03217.9
Limited-service restaurants2,09541,15219.6
Insurance agencies and brokerages1,9939,8394.9
Landscaping services1,2427,4936.0
Law offices1,2126,2165.1
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1,1952,2931.9
Residential remodelers1,1563,3322.9
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1,10814,64713.2

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

A Hull 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 Hull, 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 Iowa. 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.

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 Hull, IA?

712. All exchanges NANPA lists for Hull are in 712.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Hull?

3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Hull 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 Hull?

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).