Get a local business phone number in Stayton, OR
Stayton's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Stayton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 503 / 971
- Exchanges
- 6NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 8,521Census 2024 est.
What area code is Stayton, OR?
Stayton city is a Census place in Marion County, Oregon, with an estimated 8,521 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 6 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 503 has the most (4, 67%). 503 is part of an overlay with 971, so a new local number in Stayton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Stayton is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 503 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Stayton phone exchanges
3 carriers hold the 6 exchanges assigned to Stayton's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Or has the most, with 3. 4 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 - Or | 3 | 50% |
| Stayton Coop. Tel. CO. | 2 | 33% |
| Astound Broadband, LLC - Or | 1 | 17% |
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.
Stayton phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Stayton's rate center (STAYTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2009. 2 of the 6 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 503 | 509, 767, 769, 979 |
| 971 | 372, 510 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Stayton's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Stayton's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 25% |
| 2010s | 1 | 25% |
| 2020s | 2 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Stayton
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Stayton that is STAYTON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Stayton.
Keeping an existing Stayton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 503 when you pick it.
Businesses around Stayton
Stayton is part of the Salem, OR metro area, home to 443,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 10,763 business establishments in the Salem, OR metro area in 2023, employing 133,058 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (1,827), health care and social assistance (1,473), and retail trade (1,247).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 356 | 1,265 | 3.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 330 | 4,866 | 14.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 330 | 6,291 | 19.1 |
| Landscaping services | 251 | 1,538 | 6.1 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 227 | 376 | 1.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 214 | 684 | 3.2 |
| Law offices | 213 | 914 | 4.3 |
| Physician practices | 173 | 3,013 | 17.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Stayton 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.
Porting a number you already use in Stayton 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.
A 12-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Salem, OR metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $360.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $299.40. Callata comes to $239.00 a month for 12 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $239.00 | $2,868.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $228.00 | $2,736.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $276.00 | $3,312.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $299.40 | $3,592.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $324.00 | $3,888.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $360.00 | $4,320.00 |
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 Stayton, OR?
Stayton has exchanges in 503 and 971; 503 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Stayton?
3, holding 6 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Stayton 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 Stayton?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).