CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in New Kensington, PA
New Kensington's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a New Kensington number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 724 / 878
- Exchanges
- 20NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 11
- Population
- 11,877Census 2024 est.
What area code is New Kensington, PA?
New Kensington city is a Census place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated 11,877 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 20 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 724 has the most (16, 80%). 724 is part of an overlay with 878, so a new local number in New Kensington may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. New Kensington is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 724 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Who holds New Kensington phone exchanges
11 carriers hold the 20 exchanges assigned to New Kensington's rate center. Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. has the most, with 4. 15 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in New Kensington 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. | 4 | 20% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Pa | 3 | 15% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 2 | 10% |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 2 | 10% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 10% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Pa | 2 | 10% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Pa | 1 | 5.0% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 5.0% |
| Fidium Enterprise Services, LLC | 1 | 5.0% |
| Peerless Network of Pennsylvania, LLC - Pa | 1 | 5.0% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 5.0% |
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 New Kensington
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to New Kensington. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 20 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 724 | 212, 304, 334, 335, 337, 339, 367, 393, 448, 472, 594, 681, 882, 889, 980, 994 |
| 878 | 302, 847, 867, 879 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When New Kensington's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of New Kensington numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 44% |
| 2010s | 4 | 44% |
| 2020s | 1 | 11% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to New Kensington
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For New Kensington that is NEWKNSNGTN, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around New Kensington.
If your business already has a New Kensington number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around New Kensington
New Kensington is part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, home to 2.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 61,628 business establishments in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area in 2023, employing 1,122,366 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (8,680), retail trade (7,718), and other services (except public administration) (7,410).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 1,972 | — | — |
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,944 | 30,573 | 15.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,851 | 43,054 | 23.3 |
| Residential remodelers | 1,107 | 4,004 | 3.6 |
| Beauty salons | 1,063 | 5,533 | 5.2 |
| Law offices | 1,050 | 8,740 | 8.3 |
| Landscaping services | 1,033 | 4,552 | 4.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,031 | 6,015 | 5.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A New Kensington 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 New Kensington, 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 Pittsburgh, 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 New Kensington, PA?
New Kensington has exchanges in 724 and 878; 724 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in New Kensington?
11, holding 20 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing New Kensington 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 New Kensington?
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).