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Get a local business phone number in Norton, MA

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

Area code
508 / 774
Exchanges
8NANPA-assigned
Carriers
7
Population
19,392Census 2024 est.

What area code is Norton, MA?

With 19,392 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Norton sits in Bristol County, Massachusetts. NANPA lists 8 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 508 has the most (4, 50%). 508 is part of an overlay with 774, so a new local number in Norton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Norton 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 Norton, MA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
508450%1988774Eastern
774450%2001508Eastern

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

Who holds Norton phone exchanges

7 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Norton's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 2. 7 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 Norton, MA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon New England INC.225%
Comcast Ip Phone, LLC113%
TC Systems, INC.113%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ma113%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC113%
Stratus Networks113%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC113%

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.

Norton phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Norton's rate center (NORTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Norton, MA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
508285, 286, 622, 952
774265, 430, 465, 665

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Norton's exchanges were assigned

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

Norton, MA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s250%
2020s250%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Norton

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

If your business already has a Norton number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Businesses around Norton

Norton is part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, home to 1.7 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 42,731 business establishments in the Providence, RI-MA metro area in 2023, employing 645,576 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (5,533), construction (5,278), and health care and social assistance (4,723).

Selected industries in the Providence, RI-MA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants1,60332,19720.1
Limited-service restaurants1,34318,21613.6
Landscaping services1,1373,9503.5
Residential remodelers1,1193,3163.0
Law offices9294,6355.0
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors7726,5408.5
Physician practices70212,59817.9
Electrical contractors6124,3977.2

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

A Norton number on Callata

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.

Porting a number you already use in Norton 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.

A 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Providence, RI-MA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 15-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$299.00$3,588.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$285.00$3,420.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$345.00$4,140.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$374.25$4,491.00
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$405.00$4,860.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$450.00$5,400.00

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 Norton, MA?

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

How many phone companies have exchanges in Norton?

7, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Norton 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 Norton?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).