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Get a local business phone number in Pittston, PA

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

Area code
570 / 272
Exchanges
48NANPA-assigned
Carriers
14
Population
7,743Census 2024 est.

What area code is Pittston, PA?

Pittston city is a Census place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated 7,743 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 48 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 570 has the most (29, 60%). 570 is part of an overlay with 272, so a new local number in Pittston may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Pittston 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).

Area codes with exchanges in Pittston, PA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
5702960%1998272Eastern
2721940%2013570Eastern

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

Pittston exchanges by carrier

14 carriers hold the 48 exchanges assigned to Pittston's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC has the most, with 22. 32 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Pittston, PA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC2246%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Pa817%
Verizon Pennsylvania, INC.48.3%
Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, LP36.3%
Onvoy, LLC - Pa24.2%
RCN Telecom Services of Pennsylvania, INC.12.1%
Callworks Corporation12.1%
U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications12.1%
Ton80 Communications, LLC12.1%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa12.1%
AT&T - Local12.1%
Ctsi, INC. - Pa12.1%

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.

Pittston phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Pittston's rate center (PITTSTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 19 of the 48 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Pittston, PA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
272260, 287, 303, 307, 319, 328, 338, 351, 390, 403, 417, 423, 432, 440, 441, 456, 485, 618, 632
570212, 237, 299, 300, 313, 357, 362, 407, 430, 446, 466, 479, 498, 510, 540, 569, 602, 603, 650, 654, 655, 881, 883, 885, 891, 905, 908, 947, 954

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Pittston's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Pittston numbers was added to the local supply.

Pittston, PA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s417%
2020s1983%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

What makes a number local to Pittston

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Pittston's numbers are rated to the PITTSTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Pittston number.

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

Businesses around Pittston

Pittston 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).

Selected industries in the Scranton, PA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants5287,94015.0
Physician practices4787,27815.2
Limited-service restaurants4175,85114.0
Law offices2831,2284.3
Landscaping services2067923.8
Beauty salons2009384.7
General automotive repair shops1935913.1
Insurance agencies and brokerages1917594.0

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

Business phone service in Pittston

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 Pittston, 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.

Monthly list price for an 18-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Pittston, PA?

Pittston has exchanges in 570 and 272; 570 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Pittston?

14, holding 48 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Pittston 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 Pittston?

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).