Get a local business phone number in Troy, MI
Troy's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Troy number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 248 / 947
- Exchanges
- 67NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 15
- Population
- 89,209Census 2024 est.
Troy area codes
Troy city is a Census place in Oakland County, Michigan, with an estimated 89,209 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 67 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 248 has the most (61, 91%). 248 is part of an overlay with 947, so a new local number in Troy may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Troy is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 248 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Troy phone exchanges
15 carriers hold the 67 exchanges assigned to Troy's rate center. Michigan Bell Tel CO has the most, with 18. 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Bell Tel CO | 18 | 27% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Mi | 10 | 15% |
| Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC | 10 | 15% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - Mi | 5 | 7.5% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Mi | 4 | 6.0% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Mi | 4 | 6.0% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 3 | 4.5% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 3 | 4.5% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 2 | 3.0% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 2 | 3.0% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 2 | 3.0% |
| 123.net, LLC | 1 | 1.5% |
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.
Troy phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Troy. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 5 of the 67 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 248 | 244, 247, 250, 251, 269, 273, 275, 315, 321, 362, 379, 404, 422, 434, 457, 498, 509, 515, 519, 524, 525, 526, 528, 561, 602, 619, 635, 670, 680, 687, 688, 689, 703, 709, 720, 729, 740, 743, 764, 765, 781, 786, 813, 817, 823, 824, 825, 828, 835, 840, 854, 878, 879, 906, 918, 925, 928, 930, 953, 964, 989 |
| 947 | 205, 209, 218, 243, 376, 436 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Troy's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Troy's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 43% |
| 2010s | 7 | 33% |
| 2020s | 5 | 24% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Troy
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Troy's numbers are rated to the TROY rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Troy number.
Keeping an existing Troy number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 248 when you pick it.
Businesses around Troy
Troy is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, home to 4.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 102,430 business establishments in the Detroit, MI metro area in 2023, employing 1,846,717 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (14,016), health care and social assistance (13,890), and professional, scientific, and technical services (11,783).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 3,764 | 63,821 | 17.0 |
| Physician practices | 3,622 | 45,657 | 12.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 3,191 | 65,669 | 20.6 |
| Law offices | 2,130 | 15,565 | 7.3 |
| Dental offices | 1,921 | 16,127 | 8.4 |
| Landscaping services | 1,711 | 8,261 | 4.8 |
| Residential remodelers | 1,621 | 5,924 | 3.7 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,520 | 11,569 | 7.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Troy 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 Troy 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.
An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Detroit, MI metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 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 | $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 Troy, MI?
Troy has exchanges in 248 and 947; 248 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Troy?
15, holding 67 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Troy 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 Troy?
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).