CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Camden, NJ
Camden's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Camden number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 856 / 609
- Exchanges
- 86NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 35
- Population
- 71,749Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Camden
With 71,749 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Camden sits in Camden County, New Jersey. NANPA lists 86 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 856 has the most (80, 93%). Camden is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 856 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Who holds Camden phone exchanges
35 carriers hold the 86 exchanges assigned to Camden's rate center. Verizon New Jersey, INC. has the most, with 21. 62 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Camden can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New Jersey, INC. | 21 | 24% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 12 | 14% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 6 | 7.0% |
| Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, LP | 5 | 5.8% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NJ | 4 | 4.7% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ | 3 | 3.5% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 3 | 3.5% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - NJ | 2 | 2.3% |
| Cablevision Lightpath, INC. - NJ | 2 | 2.3% |
| Spok, INC. | 2 | 2.3% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 2 | 2.3% |
| Monmouth Telephone and Telegraph, INC. - NJ | 1 | 1.2% |
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.
Local prefixes for Camden
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Camden. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 8 of the 86 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 609 | 299, 504, 636, 841, 876, 932 |
| 856 | 203, 209, 225, 233, 236, 246, 249, 250, 263, 283, 288, 289, 295, 308, 331, 337, 338, 342, 353, 361, 365, 366, 379, 383, 397, 403, 408, 409, 412, 426, 445, 479, 501, 519, 536, 541, 549, 571, 576, 580, 583, 588, 601, 602, 605, 610, 614, 619, 620, 635, 640, 644, 650, 655, 659, 668, 676, 726, 729, 756, 757, 799, 807, 831, 850, 870, 883, 886, 916, 930, 952, 955, 962, 963, 964, 966, 968, 969, 986, 993 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Camden's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Camden numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 | 42% |
| 2010s | 13 | 36% |
| 2020s | 8 | 22% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Camden
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Camden, those come from the CAMDEN rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 856 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Camden
Camden is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, home to 6.3 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 153,791 business establishments in the Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area in 2023, employing 2,873,871 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (19,759), professional, scientific, and technical services (19,559), and retail trade (18,474).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 5,140 | 67,214 | 13.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 4,454 | 95,642 | 21.5 |
| Physician practices | 3,301 | 51,683 | 15.7 |
| Law offices | 3,246 | 32,955 | 10.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 3,149 | 10,159 | 3.2 |
| Landscaping services | 2,642 | 17,236 | 6.5 |
| Dental offices | 2,556 | 20,014 | 7.8 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 2,348 | 20,586 | 8.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Camden number on Callata
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.
If you already have a number in Camden, 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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $570.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $474.05, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 19 people cost $379.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $379.00 | $4,548.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $361.00 | $4,332.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $437.00 | $5,244.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $474.05 | $5,688.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $513.00 | $6,156.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $570.00 | $6,840.00 |
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 Camden, NJ?
Camden has exchanges in 856 and 609; 856 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Camden?
35, holding 86 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Camden 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 Camden?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 19 users come to $379.00 a month. For comparison, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $570.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).