Get a local business phone number in Enfield, NC
Enfield's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Enfield number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 252
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 1,791Census 2024 est.
Enfield area codes
Enfield town is a Census place in Halifax County, North Carolina, with an estimated 1,791 residents in 2024. All 5 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 252. Enfield is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 252 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | 5 | 100% | 1998 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Enfield exchanges by carrier
4 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Enfield's rate center. Paetec Itel, LLC has the most, with 2. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 40% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NC | 1 | 20% |
| Brightspeed of Eastern North Carolina, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, 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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Enfield
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Enfield's rate center (ENFIELD). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 252 | 388, 390, 445, 592, 770 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Enfield's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Enfield's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Enfield
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Enfield that is ENFIELD, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Enfield.
Keeping an existing Enfield number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 252 when you pick it.
The local business market
Enfield is part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area, home to 63,572 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,189 business establishments in the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area in 2023, employing 16,767 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (254), health care and social assistance (171), and other services (except public administration) (142).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 48 | 1,086 | 22.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 42 | 808 | 19.2 |
| Physician practices | 37 | 389 | 10.5 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 25 | 261 | 10.4 |
| Child day care services | 20 | 155 | 7.8 |
| Landscaping services | 17 | — | — |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 17 | 446 | 26.2 |
| Law offices | 16 | 40 | 2.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Enfield
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 Enfield 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 Roanoke Rapids, NC 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.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 Enfield, NC?
252. All exchanges NANPA lists for Enfield are in 252.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Enfield?
4, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Enfield 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 Enfield?
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).