CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Taos, NM
Taos's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Taos number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 575
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 6,453Census 2024 est.
Taos area codes
Taos town is a Census place in Taos County, New Mexico, with an estimated 6,453 residents in 2024. All 14 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 575. Taos is in the Mountain time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 575 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 575 | 14 | 100% | 2007 | none | Mountain |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Taos exchanges by carrier
8 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Taos's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 4. 13 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Taos can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Qwest Corporation | 4 | 29% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NM | 3 | 21% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 2 | 14% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NM | 1 | 7.1% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NM | 1 | 7.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NM | 1 | 7.1% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Telnyx LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
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.
Taos phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Taos. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 2 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 575 | 224, 238, 240, 316, 425, 613, 737, 741, 751, 758, 770, 776, 779, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Taos's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Taos numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 29% |
| 2010s | 3 | 43% |
| 2020s | 2 | 29% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Taos
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Taos, those come from the TAOS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Taos number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 575 when you pick it.
Businesses around Taos
Taos is part of the Taos, NM micropolitan area, home to 34,482 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,083 business establishments in the Taos, NM micropolitan area in 2023, employing 9,460 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (199), accommodation and food services (156), and construction (141).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 47 | 784 | 16.7 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 40 | 88 | 2.2 |
| Hotels and motels | 33 | 978 | 29.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 29 | 380 | 13.1 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 24 | 95 | 4.0 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 21 | — | — |
| Physician practices | 19 | 190 | 10.0 |
| Landscaping services | 19 | 42 | 2.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Taos 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 Taos, 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.
A 9-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Taos, NM micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $270.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $224.55. On Callata the same 9 people cost $179.00 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 | $179.00 | $2,148.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $171.00 | $2,052.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $207.00 | $2,484.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $224.55 | $2,694.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $243.00 | $2,916.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $270.00 | $3,240.00 |
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 Taos, NM?
575. All exchanges NANPA lists for Taos are in 575.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Taos?
8, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Taos 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 Taos?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 9 users come to $179.00 a month. For comparison, 9 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $270.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).