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Get a local business phone number in Water Valley, MS

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

Area code
662
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
3,409Census 2024 est.

Water Valley area codes

Water Valley, in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, had a Census-estimated population of 3,409 in July 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 662. 662 is part of an overlay with 471, so a new local number in Water Valley may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Water Valley is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 662 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Water Valley, MS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
6624100%1999471Central

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

Phone carriers in Water Valley

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Water Valley's rate center. Dixie Net Communications, LLC has the most, with 1. 3 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 Water Valley, MS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Dixie Net Communications, LLC125%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel125%
Telepak Networks, INC. - MS125%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - MS125%

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 Water Valley

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Water Valley. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Water Valley, MS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
662264, 473, 506, 714

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

What makes a number local to Water Valley

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

Keeping an existing Water Valley number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 662 when you pick it.

The local business market

Water Valley is part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area, home to 72,301 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,604 business establishments in the Oxford, MS micropolitan area in 2023, employing 21,223 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (276), accommodation and food services (230), and health care and social assistance (213).

Selected industries in the Oxford, MS micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Physician practices746598.9
Full-service restaurants722,04528.4
Limited-service restaurants681,82026.8
Law offices633445.5
Dental offices322247.0
Offices of real estate agents and brokers28——
Insurance agencies and brokerages231094.7
Landscaping services19804.2

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

Business phone service in Water Valley

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 Water Valley 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 Oxford, MS micropolitan area, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $390.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $324.35, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $259.00 a month for 13 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 13-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$259.00$3,108.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$247.00$2,964.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$299.00$3,588.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$324.35$3,892.20
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$351.00$4,212.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$390.00$4,680.00

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 Water Valley, MS?

662. All exchanges NANPA lists for Water Valley are in 662.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Water Valley?

4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Water Valley 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 Water Valley?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).