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Get a local business phone number in Pitman, NJ

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

Area code
856
Exchanges
16NANPA-assigned
Carriers
10
Population
8,943Census 2024 est.

Pitman area codes

With 8,943 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Pitman sits in Gloucester County, New Jersey. All 16 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 856. Pitman 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).

Area codes with exchanges in Pitman, NJ
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
85616100%1999noneEastern

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

Who holds Pitman phone exchanges

10 carriers hold the 16 exchanges assigned to Pitman's rate center. Verizon New Jersey, INC. has the most, with 4. 13 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Pitman, NJ
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon New Jersey, INC.425%
Paetec Itel, LLC319%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - NJ213%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - NJ16.3%
Telnyx LLC16.3%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC16.3%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NJ16.3%
Block Line Systems, LLC - NJ16.3%
Onvoy, LLC - NJ16.3%
Ton80 Communications, LLC16.3%

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.

Pitman phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Pitman's rate center (PITMAN). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 3 of the 16 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Pitman, NJ
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
856218, 256, 269, 270, 286, 508, 510, 553, 556, 557, 582, 589, 622, 716, 838, 956

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Pitman's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Pitman's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Pitman, NJ: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s229%
2010s229%
2020s343%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

Rate centers and local calling in Pitman

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Pitman's numbers are rated to the PITMAN rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Pitman number.

Keeping an existing Pitman number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 856 when you pick it.

Businesses around Pitman

Pitman 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).

Selected industries in the Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants5,14067,21413.1
Full-service restaurants4,45495,64221.5
Physician practices3,30151,68315.7
Law offices3,24632,95510.2
Residential remodelers3,14910,1593.2
Landscaping services2,64217,2366.5
Dental offices2,55620,0147.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages2,34820,5868.8

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

Setting up a Pitman business line

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 Pitman 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 19 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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. Callata comes to $379.00 a month for 19 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 19-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Pitman, NJ?

856. All exchanges NANPA lists for Pitman are in 856.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Pitman?

10, holding 16 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Pitman 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 Pitman?

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).