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Get a local business phone number in Chaffee, MO

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

Area code
573
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
3,017Census 2024 est.

What area code is Chaffee, MO?

With 3,017 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Chaffee sits in Scott County, Missouri. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 573. 573 is part of an overlay with 235, so a new local number in Chaffee may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Chaffee is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 573 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Chaffee, MO
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
5734100%1996235Central

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

Chaffee exchanges by carrier

3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Chaffee's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 2. 4 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 Chaffee, MO
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il250%
Southwestern Bell125%
Commio, LLC125%

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.

Chaffee phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Chaffee's rate center (CHAFFEE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2023. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Chaffee, MO
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
573318, 419, 887, 961

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

What makes a number local to Chaffee

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 573 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Businesses around Chaffee

Chaffee is part of the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area, home to 49,707 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,184 business establishments in the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area in 2023, employing 16,105 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (182), health care and social assistance (158), and other services (except public administration) (131).

Selected industries in the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants3650614.1
Limited-service restaurants3568019.4
Physician practices34——
Insurance agencies and brokerages25——
Agencies providing services for the elderly and persons with disabilities2157927.6
Law offices18563.1
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors16714.4
General freight trucking companies (local)1620712.9

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

Business phone service in Chaffee

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 Chaffee, 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 14 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $349.30 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $420.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

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 Chaffee, MO?

573. All exchanges NANPA lists for Chaffee are in 573.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Chaffee?

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

Can I keep my existing Chaffee 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 Chaffee?

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).