Get a local business phone number in Wilmington, OH
Wilmington's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Wilmington number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 937 / 326
- Exchanges
- 18NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 12,639Census 2024 est.
Wilmington area codes
Wilmington, in Clinton County, Ohio, had a Census-estimated population of 12,639 in July 2024. NANPA lists 18 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 937 has the most (17, 94%). 937 is part of an overlay with 326, so a new local number in Wilmington may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Wilmington is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 937 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Wilmington exchanges by carrier
9 carriers hold the 18 exchanges assigned to Wilmington's rate center. Frontier North, INC. - Oh has the most, with 6. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier North, INC. - Oh | 6 | 33% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 2 | 11% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 2 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Oh | 2 | 11% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Oh | 2 | 11% |
| Waddell Solutions Group LLC | 1 | 5.6% |
| Level 3 Telecom of Ohio, LLC - Oh | 1 | 5.6% |
| Peerless Network of Ohio, LLC - Oh | 1 | 5.6% |
| TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 1 | 5.6% |
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.
Wilmington phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Wilmington. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 18 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 326 | 237 |
| 937 | 218, 283, 302, 366, 382, 383, 481, 527, 556, 566, 571, 655, 725, 728, 805, 944, 992 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Wilmington's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Wilmington numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 73% |
| 2010s | 2 | 18% |
| 2020s | 1 | 9.1% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Wilmington
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Wilmington that is WILMINGTON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Wilmington.
If your business already has a Wilmington number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Wilmington
Wilmington is part of the Wilmington, OH micropolitan area, home to 42,019 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 712 business establishments in the Wilmington, OH micropolitan area in 2023, employing 17,384 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (126), other services (except public administration) (82), and health care and social assistance (76).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 27 | 731 | 27.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 22 | 428 | 19.5 |
| Physician practices | 18 | — | — |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 11 | 58 | 5.3 |
| General automotive repair shops | 11 | 74 | 6.7 |
| Site preparation contractors | 9 | — | — |
| Automotive parts and accessories stores | 9 | 67 | 7.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 8 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Wilmington number on Callata
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Wilmington, 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.
A 24-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Wilmington, OH micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $720.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $598.80. On Callata the same 24 people cost $479.00 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 | $479.00 | $5,748.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $456.00 | $5,472.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $552.00 | $6,624.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $598.80 | $7,185.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $648.00 | $7,776.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $720.00 | $8,640.00 |
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 Wilmington, OH?
Wilmington has exchanges in 937 and 326; 937 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Wilmington?
9, holding 18 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Wilmington 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 Wilmington?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 24 users come to $479.00 a month. For comparison, 24 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $720.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).