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Get a local business phone number in Derry, PA

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

Area code
724 / 878
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
25,181Census 2024 est.

Derry area codes

Derry township is a Census town in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated 25,181 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 724 has the most (2, 50%). 724 is part of an overlay with 878, so a new local number in Derry may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Derry is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 724 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).

Area codes with exchanges in Derry, PA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
724250%1998878Eastern
878250%2001412, 724Eastern

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

Derry exchanges by carrier

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Derry's rate center. Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. has the most, with 1. 4 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 Derry, PA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon Pennsylvania, INC.125%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - Pa125%
Ton80 Communications, LLC125%
Onvoy, LLC - Pa125%

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 Derry

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Derry's rate center (DERRY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2022. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Derry, PA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
724694, 739
878673, 777

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

What makes a number local to Derry

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Derry that is DERRY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Derry.

Keeping an existing Derry number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 724 when you pick it.

The local business market

Derry is part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, home to 615,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 14,274 business establishments in the Harrisburg, PA metro area in 2023, employing 295,219 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are other services (except public administration) (1,933), health care and social assistance (1,875), and retail trade (1,839).

Selected industries in the Harrisburg, PA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants4907,06114.4
Physician practices4339,51122.0
Full-service restaurants4288,69220.3
Law offices2702,0997.8
Beauty salons2551,1844.6
Residential remodelers2241,5897.1
Insurance agencies and brokerages2222,29910.4
Dental offices1871,7949.6

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

Business phone service in Derry

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Derry 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Harrisburg, PA metro area, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $630.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $523.95, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $419.00 a month for 21 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 21-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$419.00$5,028.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$399.00$4,788.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$483.00$5,796.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$523.95$6,287.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$567.00$6,804.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$630.00$7,560.00

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 Derry, PA?

Derry has exchanges in 724 and 878; 724 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Derry?

4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Derry 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 Derry?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 21 users come to $419.00 a month. For comparison, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $630.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).