Get a local business phone number in Williamsport, PA
Williamsport's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Williamsport number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 570 / 272
- Exchanges
- 54NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 16
- Population
- 27,628Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Williamsport
With 27,628 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Williamsport sits in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. NANPA lists 54 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 570 has the most (33, 61%). 570 is part of an overlay with 272, so a new local number in Williamsport may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Williamsport 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 Williamsport phone exchanges
16 carriers hold the 54 exchanges assigned to Williamsport's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC has the most, with 20. 42 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 20 | 37% |
| Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. | 9 | 17% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Pa | 8 | 15% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 2 | 3.7% |
| Peerless Network of Pennsylvania, LLC - Pa | 2 | 3.7% |
| Windstream D & E Systems, INC. - Pa | 2 | 3.7% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 2 | 3.7% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| Boost Subscriberco L.l.c. | 1 | 1.9% |
| North Penn Long Distance Corporation | 1 | 1.9% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| Schuylkill Mobile Fone, INC. | 1 | 1.9% |
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 Williamsport
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Williamsport. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 16 of the 54 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 272 | 202, 209, 215, 230, 236, 289, 393, 404, 410, 412, 414, 416, 425, 429, 434, 450, 452, 461, 473, 474, 487 |
| 570 | 220, 244, 279, 318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 327, 329, 337, 360, 368, 419, 447, 494, 505, 506, 560, 567, 601, 651, 666, 692, 772, 777, 916, 932, 971, 974, 979, 980 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Williamsport's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Williamsport numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 22% |
| 2010s | 9 | 28% |
| 2020s | 16 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Williamsport
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Williamsport's numbers are rated to the WILLIAMSPT rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Williamsport number.
If your business already has a Williamsport number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Williamsport
Williamsport is part of the Williamsport, PA metro area, home to 113,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,744 business establishments in the Williamsport, PA metro area in 2023, employing 45,994 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (421), health care and social assistance (354), and other services (except public administration) (346).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 95 | 1,547 | 16.3 |
| Physician practices | 86 | — | — |
| Limited-service restaurants | 86 | 1,405 | 16.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 51 | 206 | 4.0 |
| Landscaping services | 44 | 142 | 3.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 42 | 167 | 4.0 |
| General automotive repair shops | 42 | 164 | 3.9 |
| Child day care services | 39 | 396 | 10.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Williamsport number on Callata
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Williamsport, 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 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Williamsport, PA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 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 | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
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 Williamsport, PA?
Williamsport has exchanges in 570 and 272; 570 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Williamsport?
16, holding 54 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Williamsport 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 Williamsport?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).