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Canton's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Canton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 315 / 680
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 11,320Census 2024 est.
Canton area codes
Canton town is a Census town in St. Lawrence County, New York, with an estimated 11,320 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 8 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 315 has the most (5, 63%). 315 is part of an overlay with 680, so a new local number in Canton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Canton is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 315 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Phone carriers in Canton
6 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Canton's rate center. Verizon New York, INC. has the most, with 3. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New York, INC. | 3 | 38% |
| TC Systems, INC. - NY | 1 | 13% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NY | 1 | 13% |
| Peering Hub, INC. - NY | 1 | 13% |
| Telnyx LLC | 1 | 13% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 13% |
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 Canton
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Canton. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2017. 2 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 315 | 229, 379, 386, 714, 854 |
| 680 | 251, 333, 400 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Canton's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Canton numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 2 | 67% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Canton
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Canton, those come from the CANTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 315 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Canton
Canton is part of the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY micropolitan area, home to 106,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,826 business establishments in the Massena, NY micropolitan area in 2023, employing 26,395 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (339), accommodation and food services (249), and health care and social assistance (232).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 78 | 876 | 11.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 61 | 1,036 | 17.0 |
| Residential remodelers | 52 | 143 | 2.8 |
| Physician practices | 43 | 250 | 5.8 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 35 | 90 | 2.6 |
| General automotive repair shops | 35 | 133 | 3.8 |
| Drinking places | 33 | 128 | 3.9 |
| Child day care services | 27 | 191 | 7.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Canton
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 Canton, 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 Massena, NY micropolitan area, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $420.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $349.30, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 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 | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
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 Canton, NY?
Canton has exchanges in 315 and 680; 315 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Canton?
6, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Canton 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 Canton?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).