CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Farmville, NC
Farmville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Farmville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 252
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 4,547Census 2024 est.
What area code is Farmville, NC?
With 4,547 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Farmville sits in Pitt County, North Carolina. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 252. Farmville 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 | 4 | 100% | 1998 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Farmville phone exchanges
3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Farmville's rate center. Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NC has the most, with 2. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NC | 2 | 50% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NC | 1 | 25% |
| Brightspeed of Eastern North Carolina, LLC | 1 | 25% |
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 Farmville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Farmville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2015. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 252 | 228, 660, 753, 787 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Farmville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Farmville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Farmville
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Farmville that is FARMVILLE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Farmville.
If your business already has a Farmville number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Farmville
Farmville is part of the Greenville, NC metro area, home to 181,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,817 business establishments in the Greenville, NC metro area in 2023, employing 64,563 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (608), health care and social assistance (518), and accommodation and food services (405).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 170 | 3,896 | 22.9 |
| Full-service restaurants | 139 | 3,788 | 27.3 |
| Physician practices | 118 | 2,629 | 22.3 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 93 | 154 | 1.7 |
| Law offices | 78 | 398 | 5.1 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 78 | 295 | 3.8 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 57 | 517 | 9.1 |
| Landscaping services | 57 | 350 | 6.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Farmville business line
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Farmville, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Greenville, NC metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 Farmville, NC?
252. All exchanges NANPA lists for Farmville are in 252.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Farmville?
3, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Farmville 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 Farmville?
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).