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Get a local business phone number in Spencer, MA

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

Area code
774 / 508
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
12,090Census 2024 est.

What area code is Spencer, MA?

Spencer town is a Census town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, with an estimated 12,090 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 774 has the most (3, 75%). 774 is part of an overlay with 508, so a new local number in Spencer may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Spencer is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 774 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Spencer, MA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
774375%2001508Eastern
508125%1988774Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Spencer

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Spencer's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 1. 3 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 Spencer, MA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon New England INC.125%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC125%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ma125%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - 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.

Local prefixes for Spencer

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Spencer. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Spencer, MA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
508885
774342, 371, 745

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Spencer's exchanges were assigned

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

Spencer, 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.

Rate centers and local calling in Spencer

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Spencer, those come from the SPENCER rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

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

Businesses around Spencer

Spencer is part of the Worcester, MA metro area, home to 881,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 19,181 business establishments in the Worcester, MA metro area in 2023, employing 319,255 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (2,610), health care and social assistance (2,418), and retail trade (2,405).

Selected industries in the Worcester, MA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants6038,60514.3
Full-service restaurants60211,21618.6
Residential remodelers5611,5522.8
Landscaping services5142,0183.9
Dental offices3512,9528.4
Electrical contractors3342,3697.1
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors3282,4337.4
Law offices3261,5284.7

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

Setting up a Spencer business line

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 Spencer 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 Worcester, MA metro area, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

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 Spencer, MA?

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

How many phone companies have exchanges in Spencer?

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

Can I keep my existing Spencer 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 Spencer?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).