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Poplarville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Poplarville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 601 / 769
- Exchanges
- 10NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 2,898Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Poplarville
Poplarville city is a Census place in Pearl River County, Mississippi, with an estimated 2,898 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 10 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 601 has the most (9, 90%). 601 is part of an overlay with 769, so a new local number in Poplarville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Poplarville 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.
Phone carriers in Poplarville
7 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Poplarville's rate center. Telepak Networks, INC. - MS has the most, with 2. 8 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Poplarville 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 | 2 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS | 2 | 20% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 2 | 20% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - MS | 1 | 10% |
| Southern Communications Services, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 10% |
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 Poplarville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Poplarville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 601 | 240, 365, 386, 403, 463, 652, 746, 795, 872 |
| 769 | 799 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Poplarville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Poplarville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 75% |
| 2020s | 1 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Poplarville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Poplarville, those come from the POPLARVL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Poplarville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 601 when you pick it.
The local business market
Poplarville is part of the Picayune, MS micropolitan area, home to 59,030 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 894 business establishments in the Picayune, MS micropolitan area in 2023, employing 8,948 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (179), accommodation and food services (106), and health care and social assistance (103).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 37 | 776 | 21.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 31 | 418 | 13.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 24 | 68 | 2.8 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 14 | 54 | 3.9 |
| Physician practices | 13 | 88 | 6.8 |
| Site preparation contractors | 13 | — | — |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 12 | — | — |
| Child day care services | 12 | 147 | 12.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Poplarville
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.
If you already have a number in Poplarville, 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.
The comparison below uses 10 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Picayune, MS micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $249.50 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $300.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 10 people cost $199.00 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 | $199.00 | $2,388.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $190.00 | $2,280.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $230.00 | $2,760.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $249.50 | $2,994.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $270.00 | $3,240.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $300.00 | $3,600.00 |
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 Poplarville, MS?
Poplarville has exchanges in 601 and 769; 601 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Poplarville?
7, holding 10 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Poplarville 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 Poplarville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 10 users come to $199.00 a month. For comparison, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $300.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).