Get a local business phone number in Brunswick, MD
Brunswick's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Brunswick number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 240 / 301 / 227
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 9,015Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Brunswick
Brunswick, in Frederick County, Maryland, had a Census-estimated population of 9,015 in July 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 240 has the most (2, 40%). 240 is part of an overlay with 227 and 301, so a new local number in Brunswick may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Brunswick is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 240 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Brunswick exchanges by carrier
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Brunswick's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - MD has the most, with 1. 5 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC - MD | 1 | 20% |
| Nuso, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - MD | 1 | 20% |
| Verizon Maryland, INC. | 1 | 20% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 20% |
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 Brunswick
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Brunswick. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. 2 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 227 | 316 |
| 240 | 735, 996 |
| 301 | 834, 969 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Brunswick's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Brunswick's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 25% |
| 2010s | 1 | 25% |
| 2020s | 2 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Brunswick
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Brunswick's numbers are rated to the BRUNSWICK rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Brunswick number.
Keeping an existing Brunswick number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 240 when you pick it.
Who does business near Brunswick
Brunswick is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, home to 6.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 159,002 business establishments in the Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area in 2023, employing 2,863,486 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (34,327), health care and social assistance (19,078), and other services (except public administration) (18,064).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 5,579 | 96,399 | 17.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 4,821 | 112,604 | 23.4 |
| Management consulting firms | 4,757 | 106,073 | 22.3 |
| Custom computer programming services firms | 4,727 | 85,080 | 18.0 |
| Computer systems design services firms | 4,544 | 104,224 | 22.9 |
| Physician practices | 3,851 | 46,942 | 12.2 |
| Law offices | 3,508 | 46,308 | 13.2 |
| Dental offices | 3,290 | 22,876 | 7.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Brunswick
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
Porting a number you already use in Brunswick 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Brunswick, MD?
Brunswick has exchanges in 240, 301, and 227; 240 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Brunswick?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Brunswick 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 Brunswick?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).