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Flint's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Flint number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 810
- Exchanges
- 139NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 20
- Population
- 79,735Census 2024 est.
Flint area codes
Flint city is a Census place in Genesee County, Michigan, with an estimated 79,735 residents in 2024. All 139 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 810. Flint is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 810 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810 | 139 | 100% | 1993 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Flint
20 carriers hold the 139 exchanges assigned to Flint's rate center. Michigan Bell Tel CO has the most, with 36. 77 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Bell Tel CO | 36 | 26% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Mi | 26 | 19% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 22 | 16% |
| Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC | 21 | 15% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 5 | 3.6% |
| American Messaging Services, LLC | 5 | 3.6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - Mi | 4 | 2.9% |
| Onvoy, Llcv - Mi | 4 | 2.9% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 3 | 2.2% |
| Spok, INC. | 2 | 1.4% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Mi | 2 | 1.4% |
| Peerless Network of Michigan, LLC - Mi | 1 | 0.72% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Flint
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Flint. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 11 of the 139 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 810 | 210, 213, 219, 221, 223, 228, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 243, 244, 249, 250, 251, 252, 257, 259, 262, 265, 268, 275, 280, 282, 285, 287, 288, 290, 293, 297, 301, 308, 309, 332, 336, 337, 339, 341, 342, 345, 347, 348, 353, 365, 382, 386, 389, 391, 394, 396, 397, 399, 403, 406, 407, 410, 422, 423, 424, 429, 444, 447, 449, 471, 484, 493, 496, 513, 515, 516, 528, 553, 569, 577, 591, 597, 600, 610, 618, 620, 624, 625, 661, 666, 691, 701, 715, 720, 730, 732, 733, 736, 742, 743, 744, 760, 762, 766, 767, 768, 776, 777, 780, 785, 787, 789, 812, 813, 814, 820, 833, 835, 836, 845, 853, 869, 874, 875, 877, 880, 893, 908, 919, 922, 931, 938, 955, 962, 963, 964, 965, 972 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Flint's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Flint numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 | 43% |
| 2010s | 16 | 34% |
| 2020s | 11 | 23% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Flint
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Flint's numbers are rated to the FLINT rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Flint number.
If your business already has a Flint number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Flint
Flint is part of the Flint, MI metro area, home to 402,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 7,733 business establishments in the Flint, MI metro area in 2023, employing 121,033 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (1,353), retail trade (1,276), and other services (except public administration) (813).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 378 | 3,437 | 9.1 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 322 | 7,177 | 22.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 225 | 5,231 | 23.2 |
| Dental offices | 147 | 1,526 | 10.4 |
| Landscaping services | 133 | 801 | 6.0 |
| Law offices | 131 | 490 | 3.7 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 126 | 592 | 4.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 109 | 430 | 3.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Flint
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.
If you already have a number in Flint, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Flint, MI metro area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Flint, MI?
810. All exchanges NANPA lists for Flint are in 810.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Flint?
20, holding 139 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Flint 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 Flint?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).