Get a local business phone number in Lawton, OK
Lawton's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lawton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 580
- Exchanges
- 46NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 11
- Population
- 90,027Census 2024 est.
Lawton area codes
Lawton city is a Census place in Comanche County, Oklahoma, with an estimated 90,027 residents in 2024. All 46 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 580. Lawton 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580 | 46 | 100% | 1997 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Lawton exchanges by carrier
11 carriers hold the 46 exchanges assigned to Lawton's rate center. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 20. 34 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell | 20 | 43% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 6 | 13% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 5 | 11% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ok | 5 | 11% |
| United States Cellular - Ok | 3 | 6.5% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ok | 2 | 4.3% |
| Wichita Online, INC. - Ok | 1 | 2.2% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 2.2% |
| Choice Wireless, LC | 1 | 2.2% |
| Fidelity Cablevision, LLC | 1 | 2.2% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ok | 1 | 2.2% |
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.
Lawton phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Lawton's rate center (LAWTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 5 of the 46 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 580 | 215, 248, 250, 280, 284, 291, 350, 351, 353, 354, 355, 357, 360, 400, 442, 457, 458, 460, 483, 507, 510, 512, 514, 531, 536, 558, 574, 581, 583, 585, 591, 595, 620, 647, 678, 695, 699, 704, 712, 713, 730, 771, 917, 919, 951, 956 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lawton's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lawton numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 44% |
| 2010s | 4 | 25% |
| 2020s | 5 | 31% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Lawton
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Lawton that is LAWTON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Lawton.
If your business already has a Lawton number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Lawton
Lawton is part of the Lawton, OK metro area, home to 127,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,217 business establishments in the Lawton, OK metro area in 2023, employing 34,315 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (410), health care and social assistance (284), and accommodation and food services (276).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 93 | 2,077 | 22.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 81 | 1,676 | 20.7 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 49 | — | — |
| Physician practices | 47 | 419 | 8.9 |
| Child day care services | 44 | 456 | 10.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 37 | 71 | 1.9 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 35 | 356 | 10.2 |
| Law offices | 30 | 78 | 2.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Lawton 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 Lawton, 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 Lawton, OK metro area, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $450.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $374.25, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $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 Lawton, OK?
580. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lawton are in 580.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lawton?
11, holding 46 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lawton 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 Lawton?
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).