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Get a local business phone number in Richmondville, NY

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

Area code
518 / 838
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
2,469Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Richmondville

With 2,469 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Richmondville sits in Schoharie County, New York. NANPA lists 3 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 518 has the most (2, 67%). 518 is part of an overlay with 838, so a new local number in Richmondville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Richmondville 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 codes with exchanges in Richmondville, NY
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
518267%1947838Eastern
838133%2017518Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Richmondville

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Richmondville's rate center. Verizon New York, INC. has the most, with 1. 3 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Richmondville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Richmondville, NY
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon New York, INC.133%
HD Carrier LLC133%
Peering Hub, INC. - 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 Richmondville

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Richmondville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2021. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Richmondville, NY
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
518294, 519
838236

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

What makes a number local to Richmondville

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

Keeping an existing Richmondville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 518 when you pick it.

The local business market

Richmondville is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, home to 913,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 21,425 business establishments in the Albany, NY metro area in 2023, employing 362,110 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,879), professional, scientific, and technical services (2,576), and health care and social assistance (2,450).

Selected industries in the Albany, NY metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants80313,92017.3
Limited-service restaurants7519,77413.0
Residential remodelers4781,4113.0
Physician practices4518,92219.8
Law offices4393,2327.4
Landscaping services3861,4733.8
Dental offices3172,6538.4
Insurance agencies and brokerages2951,9456.6

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

Business phone service in Richmondville

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 Richmondville 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 Albany, NY metro area, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

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 Richmondville, NY?

Richmondville has exchanges in 518 and 838; 518 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Richmondville?

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

Can I keep my existing Richmondville 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 Richmondville?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).