Get a local business phone number in Kingston, PA
Kingston's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Kingston number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 570 / 272
- Exchanges
- 13NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 13,476Census 2024 est.
What area code is Kingston, PA?
With 13,476 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Kingston sits in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. NANPA lists 13 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 570 has the most (10, 77%). 570 is part of an overlay with 272, so a new local number in Kingston may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Kingston 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).
Kingston exchanges by carrier
8 carriers hold the 13 exchanges assigned to Kingston's rate center. Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. has the most, with 4. 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. | 4 | 31% |
| Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, LP | 2 | 15% |
| Ctsi, INC. - Pa | 2 | 15% |
| Boost Subscriberco L.l.c. | 1 | 7.7% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Pa | 1 | 7.7% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 1 | 7.7% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 7.7% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 7.7% |
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.
Kingston phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Kingston. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2021. 3 of the 13 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 272 | 317, 322, 399 |
| 570 | 283, 285, 287, 288, 331, 338, 714, 718, 763, 852 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Kingston
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Kingston's numbers are rated to the KINGSTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Kingston number.
If your business already has a Kingston number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Kingston
Kingston 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 528 | 7,940 | 15.0 |
| Physician practices | 478 | 7,278 | 15.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 417 | 5,851 | 14.0 |
| Law offices | 283 | 1,228 | 4.3 |
| Landscaping services | 206 | 792 | 3.8 |
| Beauty salons | 200 | 938 | 4.7 |
| General automotive repair shops | 193 | 591 | 3.1 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 191 | 759 | 4.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Kingston number on Callata
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 Kingston, 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 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Scranton, PA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. 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 Kingston, PA?
Kingston has exchanges in 570 and 272; 570 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Kingston?
8, holding 13 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Kingston 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 Kingston?
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).