CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Cannon Beach, OR
Cannon Beach's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Cannon Beach number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 971 / 503
- Exchanges
- 3NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 1,500Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach, in Clatsop County, Oregon, had a Census-estimated population of 1,500 in July 2024. NANPA lists 3 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 971 has the most (2, 67%). 971 is part of an overlay with 503, so a new local number in Cannon Beach may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Cannon Beach is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 971 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Cannon Beach
3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Cannon Beach's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 1. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qwest Corporation | 1 | 33% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Or | 1 | 33% |
| Peerless Network of Oregon, LLC - Or | 1 | 33% |
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 Cannon Beach
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Cannon Beach. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2013. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 503 | 436 |
| 971 | 308, 342 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Cannon Beach
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Cannon Beach's numbers are rated to the CANNON BCH rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Cannon Beach number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 971 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach is part of the Astoria, OR micropolitan area, home to 41,043 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,602 business establishments in the Astoria, OR micropolitan area in 2023, employing 16,327 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are accommodation and food services (302), retail trade (270), and construction (203).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 100 | 1,841 | 18.4 |
| Hotels and motels | 59 | 1,076 | 18.2 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 55 | 128 | 2.3 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 50 | 890 | 17.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 43 | 214 | 5.0 |
| Residential remodelers | 35 | 131 | 3.7 |
| Landscaping services | 29 | 114 | 3.9 |
| Physician practices | 22 | 137 | 6.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Cannon Beach business line
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 Cannon Beach, 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 10-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Astoria, OR micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $300.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $249.50. On Callata the same 10 people cost $199.00 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 | $199.00 | $2,388.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $190.00 | $2,280.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $230.00 | $2,760.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $249.50 | $2,994.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $270.00 | $3,240.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $300.00 | $3,600.00 |
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 Cannon Beach, OR?
Cannon Beach has exchanges in 971 and 503; 971 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Cannon Beach?
3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Cannon Beach 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 Cannon Beach?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 10 users come to $199.00 a month. For comparison, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $300.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).