Get a local business phone number in Cameron, MO
Cameron's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Cameron number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 816 / 975
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 7,352Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Cameron
With 7,352 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Cameron sits in Clinton County, Missouri. NANPA lists 14 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 816 has the most (13, 93%). 816 is part of an overlay with 975, so a new local number in Cameron may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Cameron is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 816 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Cameron exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Cameron's rate center. Aerial Communications, INC. has the most, with 7. 14 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 7 | 50% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Mo | 2 | 14% |
| Brightspeed of East Missouri, LLC | 2 | 14% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 1 | 7.1% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Mo | 1 | 7.1% |
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 Cameron
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Cameron's rate center (CAMERON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 5 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 816 | 209, 284, 288, 312, 493, 577, 632, 649, 724, 725, 747, 882, 933 |
| 975 | 215 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Cameron's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Cameron's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 18% |
| 2010s | 4 | 36% |
| 2020s | 5 | 45% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Cameron
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Cameron's numbers are rated to the CAMERON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Cameron number.
Keeping an existing Cameron number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 816 when you pick it.
Who does business near Cameron
Cameron is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, home to 2.3 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 55,104 business establishments in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area in 2023, employing 1,016,941 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (7,042), professional, scientific, and technical services (6,702), and retail trade (6,258).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,696 | 36,915 | 21.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,539 | 40,579 | 26.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,265 | 2,424 | 1.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,244 | 14,372 | 11.6 |
| Law offices | 1,211 | 8,409 | 6.9 |
| Physician practices | 1,106 | 16,946 | 15.3 |
| Dental offices | 878 | 6,973 | 7.9 |
| Residential remodelers | 851 | 3,185 | 3.7 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Cameron
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.
Porting a number you already use in Cameron 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Cameron, MO?
Cameron has exchanges in 816 and 975; 816 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Cameron?
6, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Cameron 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 Cameron?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).