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Get a local business phone number in Sumrall, MS

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

Area code
601 / 769
Exchanges
5NANPA-assigned
Carriers
5
Population
2,172Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Sumrall

Sumrall, in Lamar County, Mississippi, had a Census-estimated population of 2,172 in July 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 Sumrall may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Sumrall 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 Sumrall, MS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
601360%1947769Central
769240%2005601Central

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

Phone carriers in Sumrall

5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Sumrall'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. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.

Carriers holding exchanges in Sumrall, MS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Telepak Networks, INC. - MS120%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - MS120%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel120%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS120%
Onvoy, LLC - MS120%

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 Sumrall

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Sumrall. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Sumrall, MS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
601243, 516, 758
769307, 469

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Sumrall's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Sumrall numbers was added to the local supply.

Sumrall, MS: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s150%
2020s150%

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

How local numbers work in Sumrall

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

Keeping an existing Sumrall 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

Sumrall 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).

Selected industries in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1573,70123.6
Physician practices1143,09927.2
Full-service restaurants1042,54524.5
Insurance agencies and brokerages782623.4
Dental offices745727.7
Law offices743224.4
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors392907.4
Child day care services3849413.0

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

Business phone service in Sumrall

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Sumrall, 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.

Monthly list price for a 16-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Sumrall, MS?

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

How many phone companies have exchanges in Sumrall?

5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Sumrall 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 Sumrall?

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).