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Get a local business phone number in Ellington, NY

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

Area code
716
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
1,484Census 2024 est.

What area code is Ellington, NY?

Ellington, in Chautauqua County, New York, had a Census-estimated population of 1,484 in July 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 716. 716 is part of an overlay with 624, so a new local number in Ellington may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Ellington is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 716 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).

Area codes with exchanges in Ellington, NY
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7163100%1947624Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Ellington

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Ellington's rate center. TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC has the most, with 1. 3 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Ellington, NY
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC133%
Windstream New York, INC. - Jamestown133%
Onvoy, Llc- NY133%

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.

Local prefixes for Ellington

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Ellington. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Ellington, NY
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
716214, 287, 497

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Ellington's exchanges were assigned

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

Ellington, NY: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s150%
2020s150%

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

How local numbers work in Ellington

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

Keeping an existing Ellington number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 716 when you pick it.

Who does business near Ellington

Ellington is part of the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY micropolitan area, home to 124,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,695 business establishments in the Jamestown, NY micropolitan area in 2023, employing 37,679 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (438), other services (except public administration) (375), and accommodation and food services (344).

Selected industries in the Jamestown, NY micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants1151,46012.7
Limited-service restaurants991,55215.7
Physician practices5988615.0
Residential remodelers501843.7
Civic and social organizations4747410.1
Law offices451533.4
Insurance agencies and brokerages451493.3
Landscaping services45——

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

Business phone service in Ellington

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Ellington 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 14 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Jamestown, NY micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $349.30 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $420.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 14-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Ellington, NY?

716. All exchanges NANPA lists for Ellington are in 716.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Ellington?

3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Ellington 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 Ellington?

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).