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Get a local business phone number in Lykens, PA

Lykens's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lykens number in front of your customers.

Area code
223 / 717
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
1,874Census 2024 est.

Lykens area codes

Lykens borough is a Census place in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated 1,874 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 2 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 223 has the most (1, 50%). 223 is part of an overlay with 717, so a new local number in Lykens may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lykens is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 223 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).

Area codes with exchanges in Lykens, PA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
223150%2017717Eastern
717150%1947223Eastern

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Who holds Lykens phone exchanges

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Lykens's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - Pa has the most, with 1. 2 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Lykens, PA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Onvoy, LLC - Pa150%
Commonwealth Telephone Company LLC150%

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.

Lykens phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Lykens's rate center (LYKENS). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2020. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Lykens, PA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
223332
717453

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Lykens

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lykens, those come from the LYKENS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

If your business already has a Lykens number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Businesses around Lykens

Lykens is part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, home to 615,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 14,274 business establishments in the Harrisburg, PA metro area in 2023, employing 295,219 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are other services (except public administration) (1,933), health care and social assistance (1,875), and retail trade (1,839).

Selected industries in the Harrisburg, PA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants4907,06114.4
Physician practices4339,51122.0
Full-service restaurants4288,69220.3
Law offices2702,0997.8
Beauty salons2551,1844.6
Residential remodelers2241,5897.1
Insurance agencies and brokerages2222,29910.4
Dental offices1871,7949.6

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Setting up a Lykens 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.

Porting a number you already use in Lykens 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 Harrisburg, PA metro area, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $630.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $523.95, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $419.00 a month for 21 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 21-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$419.00$5,028.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$399.00$4,788.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$483.00$5,796.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$523.95$6,287.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$567.00$6,804.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$630.00$7,560.00

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 Lykens, PA?

Lykens has exchanges in 223 and 717; 223 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Lykens?

2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Lykens 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 Lykens?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 21 users come to $419.00 a month. For comparison, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $630.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).