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Get a local business phone number in Barnstable Town, MA

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

Area code
774 / 508
Exchanges
25NANPA-assigned
Carriers
10
Population
49,831Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Barnstable Town

With 49,831 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Barnstable Town sits in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. NANPA lists 25 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 774 has the most (17, 68%). 774 is part of an overlay with 508, so a new local number in Barnstable Town may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Barnstable Town is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 774 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Barnstable Town, MA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7741768%2001508Eastern
508832%1988774Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Barnstable Town

10 carriers hold the 25 exchanges assigned to Barnstable Town's rate center. Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC has the most, with 11. 22 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Barnstable Town, MA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC1144%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC520%
Verizon New England INC.28.0%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC14.0%
TC Systems, INC.14.0%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ma14.0%
Peerless Network of Massachusetts, LLC - Ma14.0%
Ton80 Communications, LLC14.0%
Fractel, LLC14.0%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ma14.0%

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 Barnstable Town

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Barnstable Town. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 11 of the 25 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Barnstable Town, MA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
508260, 362, 364, 367, 375, 437, 685, 744
774208, 251, 330, 339, 433, 464, 476, 534, 543, 559, 564, 587, 623, 625, 789, 994, 998

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Barnstable Town's exchanges were assigned

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

Barnstable Town, MA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s424%
2010s212%
2020s1165%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Barnstable Town

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 774 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Who does business near Barnstable Town

Barnstable Town is part of the Barnstable Town, MA metro area, home to 233,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 8,957 business establishments in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area in 2023, employing 76,963 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (1,516), retail trade (1,402), and accommodation and food services (1,097).

Selected industries in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Landscaping services4782,2364.7
Full-service restaurants4465,82213.1
Residential remodelers4431,5313.5
Limited-service restaurants2152,0419.5
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors2051,4447.0
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1703241.9
Law offices1635453.3
Hotels and motels1491,62610.9

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

Setting up a Barnstable Town 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.

If you already have a number in Barnstable Town, 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 Barnstable Town, MA metro area, 9 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $270.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $224.55, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 9 people cost $179.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 9-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$179.00$2,148.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$171.00$2,052.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$207.00$2,484.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$224.55$2,694.60
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$243.00$2,916.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$270.00$3,240.00

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 Barnstable Town, MA?

Barnstable Town has exchanges in 774 and 508; 774 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Barnstable Town?

10, holding 25 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Barnstable Town 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 Barnstable Town?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 9 users come to $179.00 a month. For comparison, 9 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $270.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).