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Get a local business phone number in Carlos, MN

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

Area code
320
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
2,259Census 2024 est.

Carlos area codes

Carlos, in Douglas County, Minnesota, had a Census-estimated population of 2,259 in July 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 320. Carlos is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 320 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Carlos, MN
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
3202100%1996noneCentral

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

Carlos exchanges by carrier

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Carlos's rate center. Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC has the most, with 1. 2 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Carlos, MN
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC150%
Centurylink of Minnesota, INC.150%

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 Carlos

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Carlos. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2023. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Carlos, MN
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
320519, 852

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Carlos

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Carlos that is CARLOS, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Carlos.

Keeping an existing Carlos number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 320 when you pick it.

Businesses around Carlos

Carlos is part of the Alexandria, MN micropolitan area, home to 39,933 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,394 business establishments in the Alexandria, MN micropolitan area in 2023, employing 18,208 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (210), construction (192), and other services (except public administration) (162).

Selected industries in the Alexandria, MN micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants4286320.5
New single-family housing construction contractors27592.2
Limited-service restaurants2749418.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages261034.0
Landscaping services24743.1
Offices of real estate agents and brokers22371.7
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors2226011.8
Electrical contractors19965.1

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

A Carlos number on Callata

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 Carlos 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 Alexandria, MN micropolitan area, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $390.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $324.35, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $259.00 a month for 13 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 13-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$259.00$3,108.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$247.00$2,964.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$299.00$3,588.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$324.35$3,892.20
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$351.00$4,212.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$390.00$4,680.00

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 Carlos, MN?

320. All exchanges NANPA lists for Carlos are in 320.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Carlos?

2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Carlos 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 Carlos?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).