Get a local business phone number in Walpole, MA
Walpole's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Walpole number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 508 / 774
- Exchanges
- 19NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 26,391Census 2024 est.
Walpole area codes
Walpole town is a Census town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with an estimated 26,391 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 19 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 508 has the most (14, 74%). 508 is part of an overlay with 774, so a new local number in Walpole may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Walpole 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.
Who holds Walpole phone exchanges
7 carriers hold the 19 exchanges assigned to Walpole's rate center. Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC has the most, with 5. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC | 5 | 26% |
| Verizon New England INC. | 4 | 21% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ma | 3 | 16% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ma | 2 | 11% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 2 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ma | 2 | 11% |
| TC Systems, INC. | 1 | 5.3% |
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.
Walpole phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Walpole. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 508 | 404, 454, 472, 492, 505, 641, 660, 668, 725, 734, 800, 801, 850, 921 |
| 774 | 256, 315, 391, 541, 688 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Walpole's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Walpole's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 50% |
| 2010s | 3 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Walpole
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Walpole that is WALPOLE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Walpole.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 508 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Walpole
Walpole 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 4,652 | 104,689 | 22.5 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 3,920 | 51,825 | 13.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 3,263 | 11,112 | 3.4 |
| Law offices | 2,967 | 24,707 | 8.3 |
| Landscaping services | 2,876 | 12,494 | 4.3 |
| Dental offices | 2,419 | 19,313 | 8.0 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 2,169 | 22,860 | 10.5 |
| Beauty salons | 2,025 | 10,995 | 5.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Walpole 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 Walpole 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.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 Walpole, MA?
Walpole has exchanges in 508 and 774; 508 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Walpole?
7, holding 19 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Walpole 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 Walpole?
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).