Get a local business phone number in Pine Plains, NY
Pine Plains's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Pine Plains number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 518
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 2,303Census 2024 est.
What area code is Pine Plains, NY?
Pine Plains town is a Census town in Dutchess County, New York, with an estimated 2,303 residents in 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 518. 518 is part of an overlay with 838, so a new local number in Pine Plains may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Pine Plains 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).
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518 | 2 | 100% | 1947 | 838 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Pine Plains phone exchanges
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Pine Plains's rate center. Taconic Tel. Corp. has the most, with 1. 2 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Pine Plains can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Taconic Tel. Corp. | 1 | 50% |
| Cablevision Lightpath, INC. - NY | 1 | 50% |
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.
Pine Plains phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Pine Plains. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2008. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 518 | 398, 771 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Pine Plains
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Pine Plains's numbers are rated to the PINEPLAINS rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Pine Plains number.
If your business already has a Pine Plains number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Pine Plains
Pine Plains is part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area, home to 712,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 18,144 business establishments in the Kiryas Joel, NY metro area in 2023, employing 222,821 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,653), construction (2,408), and health care and social assistance (1,914).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 723 | 9,756 | 13.5 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 592 | 6,855 | 11.6 |
| Residential remodelers | 579 | 1,808 | 3.1 |
| Landscaping services | 446 | 1,607 | 3.6 |
| Physician practices | 358 | 7,621 | 21.3 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 344 | 2,257 | 6.6 |
| Law offices | 282 | 1,574 | 5.6 |
| Beauty salons | 243 | 974 | 4.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Pine Plains number on Callata
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 Pine Plains 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Kiryas Joel, NY metro area, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $360.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $299.40, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $239.00 a month for 12 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 | $239.00 | $2,868.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $228.00 | $2,736.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $276.00 | $3,312.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $299.40 | $3,592.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $324.00 | $3,888.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $360.00 | $4,320.00 |
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 Pine Plains, NY?
518. All exchanges NANPA lists for Pine Plains are in 518.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Pine Plains?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Pine Plains 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 Pine Plains?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).