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Providence's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Providence number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 401
- Exchanges
- 235NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 32
- Population
- 194,706Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Providence
Providence, in Providence County, Rhode Island, had a Census-estimated population of 194,706 in July 2024. All 235 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 401. Providence is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 401 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as seven digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 235 | 100% | 1947 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Providence
32 carriers hold the 235 exchanges assigned to Providence's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 70. 146 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New England INC. | 70 | 30% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ri | 42 | 18% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 24 | 10% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 17 | 7.2% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 14 | 6.0% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC | 14 | 6.0% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ri | 8 | 3.4% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 5 | 2.1% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 5 | 2.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ri | 5 | 2.1% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ri | 4 | 1.7% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 3 | 1.3% |
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 Providence
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Providence. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 14 of the 235 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 401 | 201, 208, 209, 214, 215, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 228, 230, 241, 243, 248, 255, 256, 258, 259, 261, 263, 265, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 280, 282, 283, 286, 290, 291, 296, 301, 302, 316, 318, 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 338, 339, 340, 345, 346, 347, 350, 351, 353, 354, 368, 369, 370, 374, 378, 382, 383, 390, 393, 400, 403, 406, 408, 413, 414, 415, 419, 421, 427, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 447, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 467, 470, 473, 474, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 484, 486, 487, 489, 490, 497, 499, 500, 516, 519, 521, 523, 524, 525, 527, 528, 529, 530, 533, 536, 537, 544, 545, 549, 553, 556, 559, 563, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 578, 580, 585, 588, 591, 595, 598, 600, 601, 602, 603, 606, 612, 621, 626, 632, 633, 639, 640, 641, 644, 648, 649, 654, 679, 680, 688, 696, 699, 709, 712, 714, 735, 741, 742, 743, 745, 749, 751, 752, 758, 771, 780, 781, 784, 785, 786, 787, 793, 799, 808, 824, 829, 831, 837, 854, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 867, 868, 871, 895, 900, 910, 919, 933, 935, 938, 941, 942, 943, 944, 946, 952, 954, 965, 996 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Providence's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Providence numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31 | 41% |
| 2010s | 30 | 40% |
| 2020s | 14 | 19% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Providence
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Providence's numbers are rated to the PROVIDENCE rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Providence number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 401 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Providence
Providence is part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, home to 1.7 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 42,731 business establishments in the Providence, RI-MA metro area in 2023, employing 645,576 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (5,533), construction (5,278), and health care and social assistance (4,723).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 1,603 | 32,197 | 20.1 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,343 | 18,216 | 13.6 |
| Landscaping services | 1,137 | 3,950 | 3.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 1,119 | 3,316 | 3.0 |
| Law offices | 929 | 4,635 | 5.0 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 772 | 6,540 | 8.5 |
| Physician practices | 702 | 12,598 | 17.9 |
| Electrical contractors | 612 | 4,397 | 7.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Providence business line
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Providence, 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.
A 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Providence, RI-MA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Providence, RI?
401. All exchanges NANPA lists for Providence are in 401.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Providence?
32, holding 235 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Providence 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 Providence?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).