Get a local business phone number in Oxford, NJ
Oxford's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Oxford number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 908
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 2,477Census 2024 est.
Oxford area codes
Oxford township is a Census town in Warren County, New Jersey, with an estimated 2,477 residents in 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 908. Oxford is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 908 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 2 | 100% | 1990 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Oxford
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Oxford's rate center. Brightspeed of New Jersey, INC. has the most, with 1. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of New Jersey, INC. | 1 | 50% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ | 1 | 50% |
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 Oxford
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Oxford. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 908 | 453, 857 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Oxford
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Oxford's numbers are rated to the OXFORD rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Oxford number.
If your business already has a Oxford number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Oxford
Oxford is part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, home to 886,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 18,701 business establishments in the Allentown, PA-NJ metro area in 2023, employing 363,793 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,521), health care and social assistance (2,451), and other services (except public administration) (2,256).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 679 | 11,815 | 17.4 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 632 | 8,718 | 13.8 |
| Physician practices | 560 | — | — |
| Landscaping services | 370 | 2,774 | 7.5 |
| Beauty salons | 356 | 1,726 | 4.8 |
| Dental offices | 340 | 2,797 | 8.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 316 | 1,006 | 3.2 |
| General automotive repair shops | 292 | 1,257 | 4.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Oxford
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 Oxford, 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 19 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Allentown, PA-NJ metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $474.05 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $570.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. 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 Oxford, NJ?
908. All exchanges NANPA lists for Oxford are in 908.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Oxford?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Oxford 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 Oxford?
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).