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Get a local business phone number in Lumberton, NC

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

Area code
910 / 472
Exchanges
38NANPA-assigned
Carriers
14
Population
18,882Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Lumberton

With 18,882 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Lumberton sits in Robeson County, North Carolina. NANPA lists 38 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 910 has the most (36, 95%). 910 is part of an overlay with 472, so a new local number in Lumberton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lumberton 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 Lumberton, NC
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
9103695%1993472Eastern
47225.3%2022910Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Lumberton

14 carriers hold the 38 exchanges assigned to Lumberton's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 9. 25 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Lumberton can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Lumberton, NC
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel924%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC924%
Onvoy, LLC - NC513%
Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA37.9%
United States Cellular - NC25.3%
Paetec Itel, LLC25.3%
Commio, LLC12.6%
Frontier Communications of America, INC. - NC12.6%
Metropcs, INC.12.6%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga12.6%
Centurylink Communications LLC - NC12.6%
TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC12.6%

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 Lumberton

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Lumberton's rate center (LUMBERTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 5 of the 38 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Lumberton, NC
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
472231, 240
910225, 258, 272, 301, 316, 345, 360, 370, 374, 402, 416, 474, 536, 561, 593, 608, 618, 671, 674, 702, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 774, 785, 802, 812, 816, 827, 887, 957

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Lumberton's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Lumberton numbers was added to the local supply.

Lumberton, NC: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s950%
2010s422%
2020s528%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Lumberton

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lumberton, those come from the LUMBERTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

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

Who does business near Lumberton

Lumberton is part of the Lumberton, NC micropolitan area, home to 119,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,787 business establishments in the Lumberton, NC micropolitan area in 2023, employing 31,788 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (377), health care and social assistance (289), and other services (except public administration) (228).

Selected industries in the Lumberton, NC micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants832,09925.3
Full-service restaurants5594617.2
Physician practices463728.1
Child day care services4646710.2
Insurance agencies and brokerages331193.6
Law offices311173.8
Supermarkets and grocery stores311,24440.1
General automotive repair shops25662.6

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

Setting up a Lumberton 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 Lumberton, 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 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Lumberton, NC micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for an 18-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$359.00$4,308.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$342.00$4,104.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$414.00$4,968.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$449.10$5,389.20
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$486.00$5,832.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$540.00$6,480.00

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 Lumberton, NC?

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

How many phone companies have exchanges in Lumberton?

14, holding 38 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Lumberton 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 Lumberton?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).