CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Mountville, PA
Mountville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Mountville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 717 / 223
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 3,000Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Mountville
With 3,000 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Mountville sits in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 717 has the most (4, 80%). 717 is part of an overlay with 223, so a new local number in Mountville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Mountville 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).
Phone carriers in Mountville
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Mountville's rate center. Teleport Communications America, LLC - Pa has the most, with 1. 3 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Pa | 1 | 20% |
| Brightspeed of Pennsylvania, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 20% |
| Windstream D & E Systems, INC. - Pa | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Mountville
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Mountville's rate center (MOUNTVILLE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 223 | 262 |
| 717 | 285, 522, 662, 716 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Mountville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Mountville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 50% |
| 2010s | 1 | 25% |
| 2020s | 1 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Mountville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Mountville, those come from the MOUNTVILLE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Mountville 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 Mountville
Mountville is part of the Lancaster, PA metro area, home to 563,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 13,776 business establishments in the Lancaster, PA metro area in 2023, employing 249,379 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (1,919), retail trade (1,887), and other services (except public administration) (1,791).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential remodelers | 373 | 1,653 | 4.4 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 366 | 5,832 | 15.9 |
| Full-service restaurants | 319 | 7,627 | 23.9 |
| General automotive repair shops | 260 | 1,281 | 4.9 |
| Landscaping services | 246 | 1,412 | 5.7 |
| Physician practices | 227 | 4,861 | 21.4 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 207 | 3,165 | 15.3 |
| Dental offices | 181 | 1,891 | 10.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Mountville business line
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 Mountville, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Lancaster, PA metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. 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 Mountville, PA?
Mountville has exchanges in 717 and 223; 717 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Mountville?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Mountville 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 Mountville?
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).