Get a local business phone number in Cuba, MO
Cuba's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Cuba number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 573
- Exchanges
- 6NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 3,230Census 2024 est.
What area code is Cuba, MO?
Cuba city is a Census place in Crawford County, Missouri, with an estimated 3,230 residents in 2024. All 6 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 Cuba may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Cuba 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 573 | 6 | 100% | 1996 | 235 | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Cuba phone exchanges
5 carriers hold the 6 exchanges assigned to Cuba's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 2. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 2 | 33% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Mo | 1 | 17% |
| Fidelity Cablevision, LLC | 1 | 17% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Mo | 1 | 17% |
| Brightspeed of Missouri, LLC | 1 | 17% |
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.
Cuba phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Cuba. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 6 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 573 | 205, 241, 259, 677, 812, 885 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Cuba's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Cuba's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Cuba
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Cuba that is CUBA, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Cuba.
Keeping an existing Cuba number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 573 when you pick it.
Who does business near Cuba
Cuba is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 151,475 business establishments in Missouri in 2023, employing 2,631,543 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (20,637), retail trade (19,971), and other services (except public administration) (15,950).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 4,814 | 98,624 | 20.5 |
| Full-service restaurants | 4,522 | 101,104 | 22.4 |
| Agencies providing services for the elderly and persons with disabilities | 3,454 | 29,360 | 8.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 3,330 | 19,059 | 5.7 |
| Physician practices | 3,042 | 40,939 | 13.5 |
| Law offices | 2,759 | 18,479 | 6.7 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 2,550 | 6,531 | 2.6 |
| Landscaping services | 2,199 | 13,201 | 6.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Cuba business line
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.
Porting a number you already use in Cuba 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.
The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in Missouri. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 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 | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
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 Cuba, MO?
573. All exchanges NANPA lists for Cuba are in 573.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Cuba?
5, holding 6 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Cuba 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 Cuba?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).