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Lumberton's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lumberton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 601 / 769
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 1,647Census 2024 est.
What area code is Lumberton, MS?
Lumberton city is a Census place in Lamar County, Mississippi, with an estimated 1,647 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 601 has the most (3, 60%). 601 is part of an overlay with 769, so a new local number in Lumberton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lumberton 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.
Lumberton exchanges by carrier
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Lumberton's rate center. Telepak Networks, INC. - MS has the most, with 1. 3 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Lumberton can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Telepak Networks, INC. - MS | 1 | 20% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - MS | 1 | 20% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS | 1 | 20% |
| Onvoy, LLC - MS | 1 | 20% |
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.
Lumberton phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Lumberton's rate center (LUMBERTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 601 | 244, 688, 796 |
| 769 | 301, 790 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lumberton's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lumberton numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Lumberton
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lumberton, those come from the LUMBERTON 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 Lumberton
Lumberton is part of the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, home to 157,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,378 business establishments in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area in 2023, employing 53,979 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (641), health care and social assistance (415), and accommodation and food services (361).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 157 | 3,701 | 23.6 |
| Physician practices | 114 | 3,099 | 27.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 104 | 2,545 | 24.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 78 | 262 | 3.4 |
| Dental offices | 74 | 572 | 7.7 |
| Law offices | 74 | 322 | 4.4 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 39 | 290 | 7.4 |
| Child day care services | 38 | 494 | 13.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Lumberton
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 Lumberton, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Lumberton, MS?
Lumberton has exchanges in 601 and 769; 601 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lumberton?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lumberton 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 Lumberton?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).