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Get a local business phone number in Bremen, OH

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

Area code
740
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
1,520Census 2024 est.

Bremen area codes

With 1,520 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Bremen sits in Fairfield County, Ohio. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 740. 740 is part of an overlay with 220, so a new local number in Bremen may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bremen is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 740 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Bremen, OH
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7402100%1997220Eastern

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

Who holds Bremen phone exchanges

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Bremen's rate center. Frontier North, INC. - Oh has the most, with 1. 2 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Bremen, OH
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Frontier North, INC. - Oh150%
Centurylink Communications, LLC150%

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.

Bremen phone prefixes

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Bremen. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2017. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Bremen, OH
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
740569, 640

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Bremen

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Bremen's numbers are rated to the BREMEN rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Bremen number.

Keeping an existing Bremen number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 740 when you pick it.

Businesses around Bremen

Bremen is part of the Columbus, OH metro area, home to 2.2 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 46,419 business establishments in the Columbus, OH metro area in 2023, employing 985,064 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (6,208), retail trade (5,594), and professional, scientific, and technical services (5,419).

Selected industries in the Columbus, OH metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1,93239,78920.6
Full-service restaurants1,39937,47126.8
Physician practices1,05520,92319.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers9322,6542.8
Law offices8366,2897.5
Dental offices8017,0228.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages7765,7537.4
Child day care services70010,03714.3

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

Setting up a Bremen business line

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 Bremen 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 21-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Columbus, OH metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $630.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $523.95. Callata comes to $419.00 a month for 21 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 21-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$419.00$5,028.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$399.00$4,788.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$483.00$5,796.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$523.95$6,287.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$567.00$6,804.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$630.00$7,560.00

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 Bremen, OH?

740. All exchanges NANPA lists for Bremen are in 740.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Bremen?

2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Bremen 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 Bremen?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 21 users come to $419.00 a month. For comparison, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $630.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).