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Get a local business phone number in McComb, MS

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

Area code
601 / 769
Exchanges
23NANPA-assigned
Carriers
8
Population
11,762Census 2024 est.

What area code is McComb, MS?

With 11,762 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, McComb sits in Pike County, Mississippi. NANPA lists 23 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 601 has the most (18, 78%). 601 is part of an overlay with 769, so a new local number in McComb may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. McComb 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 McComb, MS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
6011878%1947769Central
769522%2005601Central

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

Who holds McComb phone exchanges

8 carriers hold the 23 exchanges assigned to McComb's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga has the most, with 7. 13 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 McComb, MS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga730%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel522%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - MS313%
Cellular South, INC.28.7%
Powertel Memphis Licenses, INC.28.7%
Telepak Networks, INC. - MS28.7%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - MS14.3%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS14.3%

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.

McComb phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to McComb. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 4 of the 23 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in McComb, MS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
601233, 248, 249, 250, 276, 324, 341, 395, 413, 465, 551, 567, 600, 680, 684, 730, 810, 996
769204, 217, 276, 313, 347

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When McComb's exchanges were assigned

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

McComb, MS: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s969%
2020s431%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

How local numbers work in McComb

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

Keeping an existing McComb number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 601 when you pick it.

Who does business near McComb

McComb is part of the McComb, MS micropolitan area, home to 52,819 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,084 business establishments in the McComb, MS micropolitan area in 2023, employing 14,922 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (214), health care and social assistance (137), and other services (except public administration) (123).

Selected industries in the McComb, MS micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants501,20824.2
Law offices29702.4
Full-service restaurants2550720.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages22——
Child day care services221537.0
Physician practices211808.6
Dental offices181297.2
Pharmacies and drug stores1320215.5

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

Setting up a McComb business line

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in McComb 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 McComb, MS micropolitan area, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $420.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $349.30, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 14-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$279.00$3,348.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$266.00$3,192.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$322.00$3,864.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$349.30$4,191.60
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$378.00$4,536.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$420.00$5,040.00

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 McComb, MS?

McComb has exchanges in 601 and 769; 601 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in McComb?

8, holding 23 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing McComb 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 McComb?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).