Get a local business phone number in Southold, NY
Southold's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Southold number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 631 / 934
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 24,083Census 2024 est.
Southold area codes
Southold town is a Census town in Suffolk County, New York, with an estimated 24,083 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 631 has the most (4, 80%). 631 is part of an overlay with 934, so a new local number in Southold may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Southold 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).
Who holds Southold phone exchanges
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Southold's rate center. Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY has the most, with 1. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Southold can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY | 1 | 20% |
| Verizon New York, INC. | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY | 1 | 20% |
| CSC Voice, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 20% |
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.
Southold phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Southold's rate center (SOUTHOLD). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 631 | 407, 765, 876, 937 |
| 934 | 942 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Southold's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Southold's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 25% |
| 2010s | 2 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Southold
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Southold that is SOUTHOLD, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Southold.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 631 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Southold
Southold 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.
Setting up a Southold business line
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 Southold 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 Southold, NY?
Southold has exchanges in 631 and 934; 631 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Southold?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Southold 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 Southold?
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).