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Get a local business phone number in Big Spring, TX

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

Area code
432
Exchanges
16NANPA-assigned
Carriers
9
Population
22,541Census 2024 est.

What area code is Big Spring, TX?

Big Spring city is a Census place in Howard County, Texas, with an estimated 22,541 residents in 2024. All 16 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 432. Big Spring is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 432 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Big Spring, TX
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
43216100%2003noneCentral

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

Big Spring exchanges by carrier

9 carriers hold the 16 exchanges assigned to Big Spring's rate center. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 5. 13 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Big Spring can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Big Spring, TX
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Southwestern Bell531%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il319%
T-mobile USA, INC.213%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TX16.3%
Onvoy, LLC - TX16.3%
Fractel, LLC16.3%
Metropcs, INC.16.3%
CSC Voice, LLC16.3%
Wes-tex Telecommunications, INC. d/b/a Westex-tx16.3%

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.

Big Spring phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Big Spring's rate center (BIG SPRING). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 16 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Big Spring, TX
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
432213, 263, 264, 267, 268, 270, 271, 306, 340, 348, 466, 517, 606, 714, 816, 935

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Big Spring's exchanges were assigned

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

Big Spring, TX: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s450%
2010s225%
2020s225%

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

What makes a number local to Big Spring

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

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

Businesses around Big Spring

Big Spring is part of the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area, home to 30,833 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 737 business establishments in the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area in 2023, employing 9,082 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (110), accommodation and food services (88), and other services (except public administration) (70).

Selected industries in the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants3161419.8
Full-service restaurants2633713.0
Hotels and motels1932016.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages13544.2
Electrical contractors11938.5
Home health care agencies910111.2
Offices of certified public accountants9——
Physician practices7679.6

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

Business phone service in Big Spring

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 Big Spring, 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 12 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $299.40 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $360.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 12 people cost $239.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 12-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$239.00$2,868.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$228.00$2,736.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$276.00$3,312.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$299.40$3,592.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$324.00$3,888.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$360.00$4,320.00

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 Big Spring, TX?

432. All exchanges NANPA lists for Big Spring are in 432.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Big Spring?

9, holding 16 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Big Spring 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 Big Spring?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).