Get a local business phone number in Chilmark, MA
Chilmark's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Chilmark number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 508 / 774
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 1,249Census 2024 est.
Chilmark area codes
Chilmark town is a Census town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, with an estimated 1,249 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 508 has the most (2, 50%). 508 is part of an overlay with 774, so a new local number in Chilmark may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Chilmark is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 508 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Chilmark
4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Chilmark's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 1. 4 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New England INC. | 1 | 25% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ma | 1 | 25% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 25% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ma | 1 | 25% |
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 Chilmark
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Chilmark's rate center (CHILMARK). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2016. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 508 | 645, 955 |
| 774 | 717, 784 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Chilmark's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Chilmark numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Chilmark
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Chilmark that is CHILMARK, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Chilmark.
Keeping an existing Chilmark number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 508 when you pick it.
Businesses around Chilmark
Chilmark is part of the Vineyard Haven, MA micropolitan area, home to 21,061 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,251 business establishments in the Vineyard Haven, MA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 6,082 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (276), retail trade (185), and accommodation and food services (154).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping services | 88 | 311 | 3.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 74 | — | — |
| Full-service restaurants | 67 | 392 | 5.9 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 47 | 167 | 3.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 41 | 212 | 5.2 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 40 | — | — |
| Electrical contractors | 31 | 131 | 4.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 27 | 152 | 5.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Chilmark
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 Chilmark, 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 5-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Vineyard Haven, MA micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $150.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $124.75. On Callata the same 5 people cost $99.00 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 | $99.00 | $1,188.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $95.00 | $1,140.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $115.00 | $1,380.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $124.75 | $1,497.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $135.00 | $1,620.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $150.00 | $1,800.00 |
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 Chilmark, MA?
Chilmark has exchanges in 508 and 774; 508 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Chilmark?
4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Chilmark 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 Chilmark?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 5 users come to $99.00 a month. For comparison, 5 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $150.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).