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Hickory's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Hickory number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 724
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 2,285Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Hickory
With 2,285 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Hickory sits in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 724. 724 is part of an overlay with 878, so a new local number in Hickory may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Hickory 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 724 | 2 | 100% | 1998 | 878 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Hickory
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Hickory's rate center. Hickory Tel. CO. has the most, with 1. 1 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hickory Tel. CO. | 1 | 50% |
| Core Communications, INC. - Pa | 1 | 50% |
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 Hickory
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Hickory. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2009. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 724 | 356, 666 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Hickory
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Hickory that is HICKORY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Hickory.
If your business already has a Hickory number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Hickory 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 Hickory
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Hickory, 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.
An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Pittsburgh, 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. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $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 Hickory, PA?
724. All exchanges NANPA lists for Hickory are in 724.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Hickory?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Hickory 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 Hickory?
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).