Get a local business phone number in Byesville, OH
Byesville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Byesville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 740 / 220
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 2,347Census 2024 est.
Byesville area codes
Byesville, in Guernsey County, Ohio, had a Census-estimated population of 2,347 in July 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 740 has the most (3, 75%). 740 is part of an overlay with 220, so a new local number in Byesville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Byesville 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.
Who holds Byesville phone exchanges
4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Byesville's rate center. Fractel, LLC has the most, with 1. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 25% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 1 | 25% |
| Frontier North, INC. - Oh | 1 | 25% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, 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.
Byesville phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Byesville's rate center (BYESVILLE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 2 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 220 | 356 |
| 740 | 241, 685, 878 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Byesville's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Byesville's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 2 | 67% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Byesville
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Byesville's numbers are rated to the BYESVILLE rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Byesville number.
Keeping an existing Byesville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 740 when you pick it.
The local business market
Byesville is part of the Cambridge, OH micropolitan area, home to 38,219 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 828 business establishments in the Cambridge, OH micropolitan area in 2023, employing 12,636 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (129), health care and social assistance (112), and other services (except public administration) (110).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 36 | 642 | 17.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 26 | 675 | 26.0 |
| Physician practices | 16 | 139 | 8.7 |
| Landscaping services | 14 | 20 | 1.4 |
| General automotive repair shops | 12 | 33 | 2.8 |
| Civic and social organizations | 12 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 11 | 31 | 2.8 |
| Hotels and motels | 11 | 241 | 21.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Byesville number on Callata
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 Byesville 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 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Cambridge, OH micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Byesville, OH?
Byesville has exchanges in 740 and 220; 740 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Byesville?
4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Byesville 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 Byesville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).