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Get a local business phone number in Fulton, MS

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

Area code
662
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
4,640Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Fulton

Fulton, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, had a Census-estimated population of 4,640 in July 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 662. 662 is part of an overlay with 471, so a new local number in Fulton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Fulton is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 662 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Fulton, MS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
6622100%1999471Central

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

Phone carriers in Fulton

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Fulton's rate center. Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS has the most, with 1. 1 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Fulton, MS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS150%
Fulton Tel. CO., 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 Fulton

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Fulton. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2020. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Fulton, MS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
662409, 862

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

How local numbers work in Fulton

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

Keeping an existing Fulton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 662 when you pick it.

The local business market

Fulton is part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area, home to 133,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,432 business establishments in the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area in 2023, employing 58,474 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (675), health care and social assistance (418), and other services (except public administration) (348).

Selected industries in the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1282,93823.0
Full-service restaurants1112,38721.5
Physician practices861,30515.2
Law offices753174.2
Insurance agencies and brokerages652403.7
Dental offices534207.9
Child day care services464279.3
General automotive repair shops452094.6

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

Business phone service in Fulton

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 Fulton, 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.

A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

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 Fulton, MS?

662. All exchanges NANPA lists for Fulton are in 662.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Fulton?

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

Can I keep my existing Fulton 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 Fulton?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).