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Get a local business phone number in Cherokee, OK

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

Area code
580
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
1,453Census 2024 est.

Cherokee area codes

Cherokee, in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, had a Census-estimated population of 1,453 in July 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 580. Cherokee is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 580 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Cherokee, OK
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
5803100%1997noneCentral

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

Cherokee exchanges by carrier

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Cherokee's rate center. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 1. 3 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Cherokee, OK
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Southwestern Bell133%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il133%
Teleport Communications America Ok - LLC133%

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.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Cherokee

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Cherokee. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Cherokee, OK
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
580596, 884, 997

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Cherokee

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Cherokee, those come from the CHEROKEE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 580 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Businesses around Cherokee

Cherokee is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 96,402 business establishments in Oklahoma in 2023, employing 1,431,690 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (13,097), health care and social assistance (11,795), and professional, scientific, and technical services (10,200).

Selected industries in Oklahoma, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants3,02467,18322.2
Full-service restaurants2,99261,43820.5
Physician practices2,40022,3239.3
Law offices2,2349,8814.4
Insurance agencies and brokerages2,1918,5483.9
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1,6143,1772.0
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1,59213,3498.4
Dental offices1,37310,6497.8

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

A Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in Oklahoma. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 15-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Cherokee, OK?

580. All exchanges NANPA lists for Cherokee are in 580.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Cherokee?

3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Cherokee 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 Cherokee?

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).