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Get a local business phone number in Millis, MA

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

Area code
508 / 774
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
9,338Census 2024 est.

Millis area codes

Millis, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, had a Census-estimated population of 9,338 in July 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 Millis may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Millis 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.

Area codes with exchanges in Millis, MA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
508250%1988774Eastern
774250%2001508Eastern

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

Who holds Millis phone exchanges

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Millis'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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Millis, MA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon New England INC.125%
Comcast Ip Phone, LLC125%
Onvoy, LLC - Ma125%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ma125%

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.

Millis phone prefixes

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Millis. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Millis, MA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
508376, 794
774335, 993

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Millis's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Millis's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Millis, MA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s150%
2010s150%

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

What makes a number local to Millis

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Millis that is MILLIS, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Millis.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 508 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Millis 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).

Selected industries in the Boston, MA-NH metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants4,652104,68922.5
Limited-service restaurants3,92051,82513.2
Residential remodelers3,26311,1123.4
Law offices2,96724,7078.3
Landscaping services2,87612,4944.3
Dental offices2,41919,3138.0
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors2,16922,86010.5
Beauty salons2,02510,9955.4

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

A Millis number on Callata

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 Millis 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 Boston, MA-NH metro area, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $600.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $499.00, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $399.00 a month for 20 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 20-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Millis, MA?

Millis has exchanges in 508 and 774; 508 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Millis?

4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Millis 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 Millis?

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).