Get a local business phone number in Cicero, NY
Cicero's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Cicero number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 315 / 680
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 30,976Census 2024 est.
What area code is Cicero, NY?
Cicero town is a Census town in Onondaga County, New York, with an estimated 30,976 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 8 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 315 has the most (6, 75%). 315 is part of an overlay with 680, so a new local number in Cicero may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Cicero 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).
Cicero exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Cicero's rate center. Paetec Itel, LLC has the most, with 2. 7 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 25% |
| Verizon New York, INC. | 2 | 25% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY | 1 | 13% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY | 1 | 13% |
| Peering Hub, INC. - NY | 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.
Cicero phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Cicero. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2021. 2 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 315 | 288, 505, 698, 699, 752, 915 |
| 680 | 246, 688 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Cicero
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Cicero that is CICERO, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Cicero.
Keeping an existing Cicero number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 315 when you pick it.
Businesses around Cicero
Cicero is part of the Syracuse, NY metro area, home to 655,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 14,587 business establishments in the Syracuse, NY metro area in 2023, employing 263,502 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,023), other services (except public administration) (1,653), and health care and social assistance (1,600).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 480 | 7,965 | 16.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 442 | 8,072 | 18.3 |
| Residential remodelers | 338 | 1,116 | 3.3 |
| Physician practices | 316 | 5,593 | 17.7 |
| Law offices | 298 | 1,938 | 6.5 |
| Landscaping services | 288 | 1,092 | 3.8 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 257 | 1,529 | 5.9 |
| General automotive repair shops | 239 | 1,071 | 4.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Cicero
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 Cicero, 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.
An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Syracuse, NY metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Cicero, NY?
Cicero has exchanges in 315 and 680; 315 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Cicero?
6, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Cicero 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 Cicero?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).