Get a local business phone number in Farmingdale, NY
Farmingdale's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Farmingdale number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 631 / 516 / 363
- Exchanges
- 73NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 11
- Population
- 8,553Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Farmingdale
With 8,553 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Farmingdale sits in Nassau County, New York. NANPA lists 73 exchanges for its rate center across 4 area codes; 631 has the most (42, 58%). 631 is part of an overlay with 934, so a new local number in Farmingdale may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Farmingdale is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 631 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Phone carriers in Farmingdale
11 carriers hold the 73 exchanges assigned to Farmingdale's rate center. Verizon New York, INC. has the most, with 37. 58 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New York, INC. | 37 | 51% |
| Cablevision Lightpath, INC. - NY | 10 | 14% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 6 | 8.2% |
| TC Systems, INC. - NY | 5 | 6.8% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - NY | 5 | 6.8% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY | 3 | 4.1% |
| Onvoy, Llc- NY | 2 | 2.7% |
| AT&T - Local | 2 | 2.7% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY | 1 | 1.4% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 1.4% |
| Telnyx LLC | 1 | 1.4% |
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 Farmingdale
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Farmingdale's rate center (FARMINGDL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 3 of the 73 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 363 | 444 |
| 516 | 249, 293, 370, 391, 420, 452, 454, 473, 501, 531, 577, 586, 694, 752, 753, 755, 756, 772, 777, 843, 844, 845, 847, 886, 927, 962, 977, 985, 986 |
| 631 | 227, 247, 249, 270, 293, 301, 330, 370, 386, 390, 391, 393, 396, 414, 420, 454, 465, 501, 531, 577, 622, 688, 694, 712, 719, 752, 753, 755, 756, 768, 770, 773, 777, 794, 815, 843, 844, 845, 847, 861, 927, 962 |
| 934 | 420 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Farmingdale's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Farmingdale's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 14% |
| 2010s | 3 | 43% |
| 2020s | 3 | 43% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Farmingdale
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Farmingdale, those come from the FARMINGDL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 631 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Farmingdale is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, home to 19.9 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 562,802 business establishments in the New York, NY-NJ metro area in 2023, employing 8,559,248 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (71,000), retail trade (70,682), and health care and social assistance (65,817).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 19,706 | 318,739 | 16.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 18,189 | 193,213 | 10.6 |
| Physician practices | 15,136 | 159,084 | 10.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 12,751 | 42,593 | 3.3 |
| Law offices | 12,736 | 122,203 | 9.6 |
| Dental offices | 9,582 | 62,116 | 6.5 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 8,596 | 164,591 | 19.1 |
| Beauty salons | 8,444 | 36,882 | 4.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Farmingdale
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
Porting a number you already use in Farmingdale 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.
A 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the New York, NY-NJ metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Farmingdale, NY?
Farmingdale has exchanges in 631, 516, 363, and 934; 631 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Farmingdale?
11, holding 73 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).