Get a local business phone number in Catskill, NY
Catskill's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Catskill number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 518 / 838
- Exchanges
- 11NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 10
- Population
- 11,195Census 2024 est.
Catskill area codes
Catskill town is a Census town in Greene County, New York, with an estimated 11,195 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 11 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 518 has the most (7, 64%). 518 is part of an overlay with 838, so a new local number in Catskill may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Catskill is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 518 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Catskill exchanges by carrier
10 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Catskill's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC has the most, with 2. 10 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Catskill can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 2 | 18% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY | 1 | 9.1% |
| TC Systems, INC. - NY | 1 | 9.1% |
| TVC Albany, INC. d/b/a Firstlight Fiber | 1 | 9.1% |
| Level 3 Telecom of New York, LP - NY | 1 | 9.1% |
| Verizon New York, INC. | 1 | 9.1% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Right Call LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Onvoy, Llc- NY | 1 | 9.1% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
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.
Catskill phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Catskill. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 3 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 518 | 291, 303, 625, 719, 819, 943, 947 |
| 838 | 215, 279, 836, 944 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Catskill's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Catskill numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 20% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
| 2020s | 3 | 60% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Catskill
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Catskill that is CATSKILL, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Catskill.
If your business already has a Catskill number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Catskill
Catskill is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 541,313 business establishments in New York in 2023, employing 8,767,091 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (71,941), professional, scientific, and technical services (62,625), and health care and social assistance (61,104).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 19,661 | 321,790 | 16.4 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 17,791 | 207,613 | 11.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 13,427 | 44,307 | 3.3 |
| Physician practices | 12,412 | 150,693 | 12.1 |
| Law offices | 11,745 | 114,660 | 9.8 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 8,320 | 176,258 | 21.2 |
| Dental offices | 8,001 | 54,214 | 6.8 |
| Landscaping services | 7,725 | 33,359 | 4.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Catskill 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 Catskill, 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 New York, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Catskill, NY?
Catskill has exchanges in 518 and 838; 518 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Catskill?
10, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Catskill 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 Catskill?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).