Get a local business phone number in Sunbury, PA
Sunbury's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Sunbury number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 570 / 272
- Exchanges
- 18NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 9,549Census 2024 est.
What area code is Sunbury, PA?
With 9,549 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Sunbury sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. NANPA lists 18 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 570 has the most (16, 89%). 570 is part of an overlay with 272, so a new local number in Sunbury may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Sunbury 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).
Who holds Sunbury phone exchanges
8 carriers hold the 18 exchanges assigned to Sunbury's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Pa has the most, with 5. 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Pa | 5 | 28% |
| Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. | 3 | 17% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 3 | 17% |
| D&e/omnipoint Wirel Joint Vent LP d/b/a PCS One | 2 | 11% |
| Ctsi, INC. - Pa | 2 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 1 | 5.6% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 5.6% |
| Schuylkill Mobile Fone, INC. | 1 | 5.6% |
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.
Sunbury phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Sunbury's rate center (SUNBURY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 18 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 272 | 238, 244 |
| 570 | 259, 274, 286, 415, 492, 495, 556, 809, 847, 850, 863, 898, 917, 973, 975, 988 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Sunbury's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Sunbury's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 38% |
| 2010s | 3 | 38% |
| 2020s | 2 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Sunbury
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Sunbury's numbers are rated to the SUNBURY rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Sunbury number.
If your business already has a Sunbury number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Sunbury
Sunbury is part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area, home to 108,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,067 business establishments in the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 37,540 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (316), health care and social assistance (316), and other services (except public administration) (303).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 111 | — | — |
| Full-service restaurants | 77 | 915 | 11.9 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 65 | 769 | 11.8 |
| Residential remodelers | 38 | 106 | 2.8 |
| General automotive repair shops | 37 | 116 | 3.1 |
| Civic and social organizations | 34 | 294 | 8.6 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 32 | 256 | 8.0 |
| Physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics | 28 | 207 | 7.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Sunbury 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.
Porting a number you already use in Sunbury 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 Sunbury, PA micropolitan 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. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| 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 Sunbury, PA?
Sunbury has exchanges in 570 and 272; 570 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Sunbury?
8, holding 18 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Sunbury 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 Sunbury?
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).