CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Canton, MA
Canton's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Canton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 781 / 339
- Exchanges
- 26NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 10
- Population
- 25,163Census 2024 est.
Canton area codes
Canton, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, had a Census-estimated population of 25,163 in July 2024. NANPA lists 26 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 781 has the most (24, 92%). 781 is part of an overlay with 339, so a new local number in Canton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Canton is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 781 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Canton
10 carriers hold the 26 exchanges assigned to Canton's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 7. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New England INC. | 7 | 27% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 4 | 15% |
| TC Systems, INC. | 4 | 15% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ma | 3 | 12% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 2 | 7.7% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC | 2 | 7.7% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ma | 1 | 3.8% |
| Norfolk County Internet, INC. | 1 | 3.8% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 3.8% |
| Peerless Network of Massachusetts, LLC - Ma | 1 | 3.8% |
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 Canton
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Canton's rate center (CANTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 26 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 339 | 237, 502 |
| 781 | 232, 298, 302, 332, 363, 364, 401, 415, 562, 571, 575, 612, 615, 633, 713, 737, 739, 746, 770, 774, 821, 828, 830, 989 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Canton's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Canton numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 83% |
| 2020s | 1 | 17% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Canton
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Canton that is CANTON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Canton.
Keeping an existing Canton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 781 when you pick it.
Businesses around Canton
Canton 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.
Business phone service in Canton
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 Canton, 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 Canton, MA?
Canton has exchanges in 781 and 339; 781 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Canton?
10, holding 26 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Canton 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 Canton?
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).