CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Arlington, TX
Arlington's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Arlington number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 817 / 682
- Exchanges
- 405NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 30
- Population
- 403,672Census 2024 est.
What area code is Arlington, TX?
With 403,672 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Arlington sits in Tarrant County, Texas. NANPA lists 405 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 817 has the most (228, 56%). 817 is part of an overlay with 682, so a new local number in Arlington may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Arlington is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 817 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Arlington phone exchanges
30 carriers hold the 405 exchanges assigned to Arlington's rate center. T-mobile USA, INC. has the most, with 107. 289 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 107 | 26% |
| Southwestern Bell | 71 | 18% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TX | 62 | 15% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 61 | 15% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TX | 18 | 4.4% |
| Spok, INC. | 13 | 3.2% |
| American Messaging Services, LLC | 9 | 2.2% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 8 | 2.0% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - TX | 7 | 1.7% |
| Level 3 of Telecom of Texas, LLC - TX | 6 | 1.5% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX | 6 | 1.5% |
| Grande Communications Networks, INC. - TX | 5 | 1.2% |
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 Arlington
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Arlington. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 74 of the 405 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 682 | 203, 206, 208, 209, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 226, 227, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 246, 247, 248, 251, 252, 256, 259, 261, 265, 266, 270, 272, 273, 274, 276, 277, 282, 283, 284, 293, 297, 298, 300, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 313, 314, 318, 320, 321, 323, 326, 330, 331, 336, 338, 340, 344, 347, 351, 355, 358, 360, 365, 367, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 380, 381, 386, 390, 391, 392, 395, 396, 401, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, 410, 414, 416, 417, 418, 419, 423, 424, 427, 430, 431, 433, 436, 437, 438, 445, 448, 449, 453, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 465, 466, 472, 479, 480, 481, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 493, 494, 495, 497, 501, 504, 508, 509, 521, 540, 551, 552, 553, 554, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 563, 564, 583, 597, 600, 622, 666, 667, 681, 682, 699, 701, 704, 706, 712, 716, 717, 718, 758, 772, 777, 782, 800, 802, 808, 812, 816, 862, 867, 888, 895, 978, 999 |
| 817 | 200, 206, 209, 213, 216, 217, 218, 226, 227, 233, 235, 239, 247, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 287, 291, 296, 299, 300, 301, 303, 307, 308, 312, 313, 320, 323, 324, 325, 327, 331, 340, 342, 351, 356, 366, 368, 371, 375, 376, 385, 394, 401, 404, 407, 412, 417, 418, 419, 422, 425, 432 |
First 240 of 405 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Arlington's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Arlington numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44 | 22% |
| 2010s | 79 | 40% |
| 2020s | 74 | 38% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Arlington
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Arlington's numbers are rated to the ARLINGTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Arlington number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 817 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Arlington
Arlington is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, home to 8.3 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 189,739 business establishments in the Dallas, TX metro area in 2023, employing 3,594,749 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (27,552), health care and social assistance (23,741), and retail trade (21,680).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 7,167 | 152,830 | 21.3 |
| Physician practices | 6,620 | 59,835 | 9.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 5,669 | 136,247 | 24.0 |
| Dental offices | 4,077 | 31,034 | 7.6 |
| Law offices | 3,969 | 28,213 | 7.1 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 3,666 | 14,417 | 3.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 3,500 | 29,124 | 8.3 |
| Computer systems design services firms | 3,463 | 41,855 | 12.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Arlington business line
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 Arlington, 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 19 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Dallas, TX metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $474.05 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $570.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 19 people cost $379.00 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 | $379.00 | $4,548.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $361.00 | $4,332.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $437.00 | $5,244.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $474.05 | $5,688.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $513.00 | $6,156.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $570.00 | $6,840.00 |
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 Arlington, TX?
Arlington has exchanges in 817 and 682; 817 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Arlington?
30, holding 405 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Arlington 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 Arlington?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 19 users come to $379.00 a month. For comparison, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $570.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).