CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Ashby, MA
Ashby's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Ashby number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 351 / 978
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 3,270Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Ashby
With 3,270 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Ashby sits in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 351 has the most (3, 60%). 351 is part of an overlay with 978, so a new local number in Ashby may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Ashby is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 351 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Ashby
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Ashby's rate center. TC Systems, INC. has the most, with 1. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Ashby can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TC Systems, INC. | 1 | 20% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Verizon New England INC. | 1 | 20% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ma | 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 Ashby
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Ashby. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2018. 2 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 351 | 200, 361, 837 |
| 978 | 386, 913 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Ashby's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Ashby numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 2 | 67% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Ashby
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Ashby that is ASHBY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Ashby.
If your business already has a Ashby number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Ashby
Ashby is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, home to 5.0 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 133,807 business establishments in the Boston, MA-NH metro area in 2023, employing 2,681,704 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (17,803), retail trade (15,568), and health care and social assistance (15,127).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 4,652 | 104,689 | 22.5 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 3,920 | 51,825 | 13.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 3,263 | 11,112 | 3.4 |
| Law offices | 2,967 | 24,707 | 8.3 |
| Landscaping services | 2,876 | 12,494 | 4.3 |
| Dental offices | 2,419 | 19,313 | 8.0 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 2,169 | 22,860 | 10.5 |
| Beauty salons | 2,025 | 10,995 | 5.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Ashby business line
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.
If you already have a number in Ashby, 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 20-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Boston, MA-NH metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $600.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $499.00. On Callata the same 20 people cost $399.00 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 | $399.00 | $4,788.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $380.00 | $4,560.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $460.00 | $5,520.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $499.00 | $5,988.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $600.00 | $7,200.00 |
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 Ashby, MA?
Ashby has exchanges in 351 and 978; 351 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Ashby?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Ashby 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 Ashby?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 20 users come to $399.00 a month. For comparison, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $600.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).