Get a local business phone number in Gulfport, MS

Area codes in Gulfport

Gulfport, in Harrison County, Mississippi, had a Census-estimated population of 74,621 in July 2024. All 67 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 228. Gulfport is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 228 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Phone carriers in Gulfport

22 carriers hold the 67 exchanges assigned to Gulfport's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 19. 45 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.

Local prefixes for Gulfport

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Gulfport. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 4 of the 67 were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Gulfport's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Gulfport's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

How local numbers work in Gulfport

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Gulfport's numbers are rated to the GULFPORT rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Gulfport number.

If your business already has a Gulfport number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Who does business near Gulfport

Gulfport is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area, home to 427,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 7,882 business establishments in the Gulfport, MS metro area in 2023, employing 131,721 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,471), accommodation and food services (1,034), and health care and social assistance (962).

Setting up a Gulfport business line

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Porting a number you already use in Gulfport 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.

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