Get a local business phone number in Whiteville, NC
Whiteville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Whiteville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 910 / 472
- Exchanges
- 16NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 4,688Census 2024 est.
What area code is Whiteville, NC?
Whiteville city is a Census place in Columbus County, North Carolina, with an estimated 4,688 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 16 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 910 has the most (15, 94%). 910 is part of an overlay with 472, so a new local number in Whiteville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Whiteville 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.
Who holds Whiteville phone exchanges
9 carriers hold the 16 exchanges assigned to Whiteville's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC has the most, with 4. 14 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC | 4 | 25% |
| Brightspeed of Eastern North Carolina, LLC | 4 | 25% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 2 | 13% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NC | 1 | 6.3% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 6.3% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NC | 1 | 6.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NC | 1 | 6.3% |
| United States Cellular - NC | 1 | 6.3% |
| Atlantic Telecom Multimedia Consolidated, LLC - NC | 1 | 6.3% |
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.
Whiteville phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Whiteville's rate center (WHITEVILLE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 16 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 472 | 251 |
| 910 | 207, 212, 234, 317, 445, 499, 625, 640, 641, 642, 770, 788, 840, 914, 918 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Whiteville's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Whiteville's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 71% |
| 2010s | 1 | 14% |
| 2020s | 1 | 14% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Whiteville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Whiteville, those come from the WHITEVILLE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 910 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Whiteville
Whiteville 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 8,543 | 179,683 | 21.0 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 8,502 | 185,475 | 21.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 6,880 | 14,681 | 2.1 |
| Physician practices | 5,102 | 97,759 | 19.2 |
| Landscaping services | 4,361 | 31,542 | 7.2 |
| Law offices | 4,025 | 25,471 | 6.3 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 3,973 | 45,037 | 11.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 3,914 | 26,949 | 6.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Whiteville 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.
Porting a number you already use in Whiteville 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.
The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in North Carolina. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 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 | $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 Whiteville, NC?
Whiteville has exchanges in 910 and 472; 910 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Whiteville?
9, holding 16 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Whiteville 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 Whiteville?
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).