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Get a local business phone number in Plymouth, MA

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

Area code
508 / 774
Exchanges
18NANPA-assigned
Carriers
9
Population
66,663Census 2024 est.

Plymouth area codes

Plymouth, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, had a Census-estimated population of 66,663 in July 2024. NANPA lists 18 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 508 has the most (10, 56%). 508 is part of an overlay with 774, so a new local number in Plymouth may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Plymouth 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 Plymouth, MA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
5081056%1988774Eastern
774844%2001508Eastern

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

Who holds Plymouth phone exchanges

9 carriers hold the 18 exchanges assigned to Plymouth's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 6. 12 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 Plymouth, MA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon New England INC.633%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ma317%
TC Systems, INC.211%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC211%
Norfolk County Internet, INC.15.6%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ma15.6%
Comcast Ip Phone, LLC15.6%
Fractel, LLC15.6%
Paetec Itel, LLC15.6%

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.

Plymouth phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Plymouth. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 18 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Plymouth, MA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
508209, 224, 442, 503, 591, 732, 746, 747, 830, 927
774283, 343, 404, 426, 454, 608, 699, 773

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Plymouth's exchanges were assigned

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

Plymouth, MA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s343%
2010s343%
2020s114%

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

What makes a number local to Plymouth

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

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

Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth, MA?

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

How many phone companies have exchanges in Plymouth?

9, holding 18 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Plymouth 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 Plymouth?

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).