Get a local business phone number in Lebanon, PA
Lebanon's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lebanon number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 717 / 223
- Exchanges
- 38NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 14
- Population
- 26,456Census 2024 est.
What area code is Lebanon, PA?
With 26,456 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Lebanon sits in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. NANPA lists 38 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 717 has the most (29, 76%). 717 is part of an overlay with 223, so a new local number in Lebanon may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lebanon is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 717 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Lebanon exchanges by carrier
14 carriers hold the 38 exchanges assigned to Lebanon's rate center. Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. has the most, with 9. 29 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. | 9 | 24% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 7 | 18% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Pa | 6 | 16% |
| D&e/omnipoint Wirel Joint Vent LP d/b/a PCS One | 5 | 13% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 2 | 5.3% |
| Boost Subscriberco L.l.c. | 1 | 2.6% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Pa | 1 | 2.6% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 1 | 2.6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 2.6% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 2.6% |
| Ctsi, INC. - Pa | 1 | 2.6% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 2.6% |
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.
Lebanon phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Lebanon. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 8 of the 38 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 223 | 229, 241, 270, 316, 333, 347, 367, 390, 393 |
| 717 | 202, 222, 228, 269, 270, 272, 273, 274, 277, 279, 304, 306, 376, 383, 389, 450, 454, 507, 639, 644, 673, 675, 679, 708, 769, 813, 821, 926, 954 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lebanon's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lebanon numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 47% |
| 2010s | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2020s | 8 | 47% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Lebanon
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Lebanon that is LEBANON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Lebanon.
Keeping an existing Lebanon number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 717 when you pick it.
Who does business near Lebanon
Lebanon is part of the Lebanon, PA metro area, home to 145,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,811 business establishments in the Lebanon, PA metro area in 2023, employing 50,901 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are other services (except public administration) (430), retail trade (418), and construction (291).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 95 | 1,454 | 15.3 |
| Landscaping services | 68 | 233 | 3.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 62 | 1,493 | 24.1 |
| Physician practices | 58 | 1,068 | 18.4 |
| Beauty salons | 57 | 212 | 3.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 56 | 209 | 3.7 |
| General automotive repair shops | 56 | 182 | 3.3 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 51 | 378 | 7.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Lebanon number on Callata
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 Lebanon, 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 Lebanon, 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 Lebanon, PA?
Lebanon has exchanges in 717 and 223; 717 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lebanon?
14, holding 38 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lebanon 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 Lebanon?
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).