Get a local business phone number in Homer City, PA
Homer City's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Homer City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 878 / 724
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 1,725Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Homer City
Homer City, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, had a Census-estimated population of 1,725 in July 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 878 has the most (3, 60%). 878 is part of an overlay with 412 and 724, so a new local number in Homer City may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Homer City is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 878 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Who holds Homer City phone exchanges
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Homer City's rate center. Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. has the most, with 1. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Homer City can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 1 | 20% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Pa | 1 | 20% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 20% |
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.
Local prefixes for Homer City
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Homer City's rate center (HOMER CITY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2005. 2 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 724 | 479, 915 |
| 878 | 273, 444, 688 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Homer City's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Homer City numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 2 | 67% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Homer City
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Homer City, those come from the HOMER CITY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 878 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Homer City is part of the Indiana, PA micropolitan area, home to 82,953 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,774 business establishments in the Indiana, PA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 23,938 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (275), health care and social assistance (250), and other services (except public administration) (249).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 54 | 842 | 15.6 |
| Physician practices | 48 | 294 | 6.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 43 | 961 | 22.3 |
| Residential remodelers | 37 | 85 | 2.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 33 | 213 | 6.5 |
| General automotive repair shops | 28 | — | — |
| Landscaping services | 27 | 87 | 3.2 |
| Beauty salons | 25 | 133 | 5.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Homer City business line
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.
If you already have a number in Homer City, 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.
The comparison below uses 13 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Indiana, PA micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $324.35 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $390.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 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 | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
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 Homer City, PA?
Homer City has exchanges in 878 and 724; 878 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Homer City?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Homer 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 Homer City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).