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Paw Paw's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Paw Paw number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 269
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 6,915Census 2024 est.
Paw Paw area codes
Paw Paw township is a Census town in Van Buren County, Michigan, with an estimated 6,915 residents in 2024. All 5 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 269. Paw Paw is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 269 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | 5 | 100% | 2002 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Paw Paw exchanges by carrier
4 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Paw Paw's rate center. Frontier North, INC. - Mi has the most, with 2. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier North, INC. - Mi | 2 | 40% |
| Onvoy, Llcv - Mi | 1 | 20% |
| Southwest Michigan Communications, INC. - Mi | 1 | 20% |
| Acd Telecom, INC. - Mi | 1 | 20% |
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.
Paw Paw phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Paw Paw's rate center (PAW PAW). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 269 | 399, 415, 655, 657, 913 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Paw Paw
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Paw Paw, those come from the PAW PAW rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Paw Paw number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 269 when you pick it.
Businesses around Paw Paw
Paw Paw is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 229,564 business establishments in Michigan in 2023, employing 4,041,074 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (32,868), health care and social assistance (28,979), and other services (except public administration) (23,311).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 7,923 | 143,754 | 18.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 7,198 | 146,525 | 20.4 |
| Physician practices | 6,412 | 91,402 | 14.3 |
| Residential remodelers | 3,959 | 14,368 | 3.6 |
| Landscaping services | 3,797 | 20,967 | 5.5 |
| Dental offices | 3,795 | 33,989 | 9.0 |
| Law offices | 3,750 | 23,789 | 6.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 3,680 | 26,370 | 7.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Paw Paw 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.
If you already have a number in Paw Paw, 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 Michigan, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Paw Paw, MI?
269. All exchanges NANPA lists for Paw Paw are in 269.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Paw Paw?
4, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).