Get a local business phone number in Benton, PA

Area codes in Benton

Benton, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, had a Census-estimated population of 1,742 in July 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 570. 570 is part of an overlay with 272, so a new local number in Benton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Benton is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 570 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).

Phone carriers in Benton

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Benton's rate center. Onvoy Spectrum, LLC 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.

Local prefixes for Benton

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Benton. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2009. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Benton's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Benton's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

How local numbers work in Benton

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 570 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Who does business near Benton

Benton is part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, home to 574,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 13,043 business establishments in the Scranton, PA metro area in 2023, employing 238,473 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,050), health care and social assistance (1,919), and other services (except public administration) (1,430).

Setting up a Benton business line

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Porting a number you already use in Benton 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.

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An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Scranton, PA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.