Get a local business phone number in Oxford, OH
Oxford's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Oxford number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 513 / 283
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 25,087Census 2024 est.
Oxford area codes
Oxford township is a Census town in Butler County, Ohio, with an estimated 25,087 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 14 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 513 has the most (13, 93%). 513 is part of an overlay with 283, so a new local number in Oxford may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Oxford is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 513 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Oxford exchanges by carrier
9 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Oxford's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Oh has the most, with 3. 11 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 - Oh | 3 | 21% |
| Frontier North, INC. - Oh | 3 | 21% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 2 | 14% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Oh | 1 | 7.1% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Oh | 1 | 7.1% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 1 | 7.1% |
| Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC - Oh | 1 | 7.1% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 7.1% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Oh | 1 | 7.1% |
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.
Oxford phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Oxford's rate center (OXFORD). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 3 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 283 | 233 |
| 513 | 255, 273, 280, 450, 461, 523, 524, 529, 593, 664, 839, 916, 980 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Oxford's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Oxford numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 20% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
| 2020s | 3 | 60% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Oxford
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Oxford that is OXFORD, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Oxford.
If your business already has a Oxford number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Oxford
Oxford is part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, home to 2.3 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 48,255 business establishments in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area in 2023, employing 1,030,698 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (6,169), health care and social assistance (5,605), and accommodation and food services (4,958).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,896 | 39,771 | 21.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,601 | 43,114 | 26.9 |
| Physician practices | 1,003 | 21,885 | 21.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 801 | 1,903 | 2.4 |
| Landscaping services | 797 | 6,520 | 8.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 782 | 4,447 | 5.7 |
| Law offices | 749 | 5,610 | 7.5 |
| Dental offices | 745 | 6,356 | 8.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Oxford 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.
If you already have a number in Oxford, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $630.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $523.95, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 21 people cost $419.00 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 | $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 Oxford, OH?
Oxford has exchanges in 513 and 283; 513 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Oxford?
9, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Oxford 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 Oxford?
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).