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Get a local business phone number in Jamestown, NY

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

Area code
716
Exchanges
41NANPA-assigned
Carriers
12
Population
27,699Census 2024 est.

Jamestown area codes

Jamestown city is a Census place in Chautauqua County, New York, with an estimated 27,699 residents in 2024. All 41 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 Jamestown may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Jamestown 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 Jamestown, NY
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
71641100%1947624Eastern

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

Jamestown exchanges by carrier

12 carriers hold the 41 exchanges assigned to Jamestown's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC has the most, with 16. 35 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 Jamestown, NY
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC1639%
Windstream New York, INC. - Jamestown820%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NY37.3%
Onvoy, Llc- NY37.3%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY24.9%
Metropcs, INC.24.9%
Omnipoint Communications, INC. - NY24.9%
DFT Local Service Corp. d/b/a DFT Select One-ny12.4%
Integrated Path Communications, LLC - NY12.4%
Paetec Itel, LLC12.4%
Skye Telecom LLC d/b/a Skyetel12.4%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - NY12.4%

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.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Jamestown

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Jamestown. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 19 of the 41 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Jamestown, NY
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
716294, 338, 397, 450, 483, 484, 485, 487, 488, 489, 490, 499, 518, 519, 607, 613, 615, 637, 640, 659, 661, 664, 665, 705, 708, 720, 723, 724, 737, 739, 776, 781, 802, 813, 872, 905, 969, 974, 978, 987, 991

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Jamestown's exchanges were assigned

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

Jamestown, NY: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s312%
2010s312%
2020s1976%

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

What makes a number local to Jamestown

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Jamestown that is JAMESTOWN, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Jamestown.

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

The local business market

Jamestown 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 Jamestown

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 Jamestown 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 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Jamestown, NY micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. 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 Jamestown, NY?

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

How many phone companies have exchanges in Jamestown?

12, holding 41 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Jamestown 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 Jamestown?

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).