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Ellwood City's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Ellwood City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 724 / 878
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 7,416Census 2024 est.
Ellwood City area codes
Ellwood City, in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, had a Census-estimated population of 7,416 in July 2024. NANPA lists 8 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 724 has the most (5, 63%). 724 is part of an overlay with 878, so a new local number in Ellwood City may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Ellwood City 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).
Ellwood City exchanges by carrier
4 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Ellwood City's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - Pa has the most, with 4. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC - Pa | 4 | 50% |
| Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. | 2 | 25% |
| Armstrong Telecommunications, INC. - Pa | 1 | 13% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Pa | 1 | 13% |
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 Ellwood City
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Ellwood City. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. 2 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 724 | 201, 460, 752, 758, 824 |
| 878 | 225, 232, 333 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Ellwood City's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Ellwood City'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.
What makes a number local to Ellwood City
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Ellwood City's numbers are rated to the ELLWOOD CY rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Ellwood City number.
If your business already has a Ellwood City number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Ellwood City is part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, home to 2.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 61,628 business establishments in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area in 2023, employing 1,122,366 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (8,680), retail trade (7,718), and other services (except public administration) (7,410).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 1,972 | — | — |
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,944 | 30,573 | 15.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,851 | 43,054 | 23.3 |
| Residential remodelers | 1,107 | 4,004 | 3.6 |
| Beauty salons | 1,063 | 5,533 | 5.2 |
| Law offices | 1,050 | 8,740 | 8.3 |
| Landscaping services | 1,033 | 4,552 | 4.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,031 | 6,015 | 5.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Ellwood City
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 Ellwood City 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Ellwood City, PA?
Ellwood City has exchanges in 724 and 878; 724 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Ellwood City?
4, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Ellwood City 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 Ellwood City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).