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Get a local business phone number in Bay Springs, MS

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

Area code
601 / 769
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
1,488Census 2024 est.

What area code is Bay Springs, MS?

With 1,488 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Bay Springs sits in Jasper County, Mississippi. NANPA lists 3 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 601 has the most (2, 67%). 601 is part of an overlay with 769, so a new local number in Bay Springs may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bay Springs is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 601 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Bay Springs, MS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
601267%1947769Central
769133%2005601Central

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

Who holds Bay Springs phone exchanges

2 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Bay Springs's rate center. Bay Springs Tel. CO., INC. has the most, with 2. 3 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 Bay Springs, MS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bay Springs Tel. CO., INC.267%
Cellular South, INC.133%

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.

Bay Springs phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Bay Springs's rate center (BAYSPRINGS). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2008. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Bay Springs, MS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
601670, 764
769692

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Bay Springs

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Bay Springs, those come from the BAYSPRINGS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 601 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Businesses around Bay Springs

Bay Springs is part of the Laurel, MS micropolitan area, home to 81,636 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,513 business establishments in the Laurel, MS micropolitan area in 2023, employing 27,124 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (292), other services (except public administration) (193), and accommodation and food services (155).

Selected industries in the Laurel, MS micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants711,52721.5
Insurance agencies and brokerages321304.1
Full-service restaurants3244013.8
Dental offices251686.7
Law offices25923.7
Physician practices2442617.8
Electrical contractors231838.0
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors221205.5

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

A Bay Springs 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.

Porting a number you already use in Bay Springs 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 Laurel, MS micropolitan area, 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. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for an 18-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Bay Springs, MS?

Bay Springs has exchanges in 601 and 769; 601 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Bay Springs?

2, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Bay Springs 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 Bay Springs?

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).