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Get a local business phone number in Clinton, NC

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

Area code
910 / 472
Exchanges
23NANPA-assigned
Carriers
10
Population
8,317Census 2024 est.

What area code is Clinton, NC?

Clinton city is a Census place in Sampson County, North Carolina, with an estimated 8,317 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 23 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 910 has the most (21, 91%). 910 is part of an overlay with 472, so a new local number in Clinton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Clinton is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 910 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Clinton, NC
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
9102191%1993472Eastern
47228.7%2022910Eastern

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

Who holds Clinton phone exchanges

10 carriers hold the 23 exchanges assigned to Clinton's rate center. Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA has the most, with 5. 19 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Clinton can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Clinton, NC
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA522%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC522%
Brightspeed of Eastern North Carolina, LLC417%
Starvision, INC. - NC28.7%
Paetec Itel, LLC28.7%
Centurylink Communications LLC - NC14.3%
AT&T - Local14.3%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga14.3%
United States Cellular - NC14.3%
Telnyx LLC14.3%

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.

Clinton phone prefixes

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Clinton. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 3 of the 23 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Clinton, NC
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
472208, 235
910214, 249, 260, 299, 305, 336, 337, 379, 385, 490, 590, 592, 596, 627, 631, 682, 747, 760, 831, 923, 990

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Clinton's exchanges were assigned

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

Clinton, NC: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s545%
2010s327%
2020s327%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Clinton

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

Keeping an existing Clinton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 910 when you pick it.

Businesses around Clinton

Clinton is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 258,169 business establishments in North Carolina in 2023, employing 4,279,425 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (35,534), construction (28,390), and professional, scientific, and technical services (28,189).

Selected industries in North Carolina, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants8,543179,68321.0
Limited-service restaurants8,502185,47521.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers6,88014,6812.1
Physician practices5,10297,75919.2
Landscaping services4,36131,5427.2
Law offices4,02525,4716.3
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors3,97345,03711.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages3,91426,9496.9

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

A Clinton number on Callata

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 Clinton 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 North Carolina, 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 Clinton, NC?

Clinton has exchanges in 910 and 472; 910 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Clinton?

10, holding 23 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Clinton 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 Clinton?

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).