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Get a local business phone number in Bridge City, TX

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

Area code
409
Exchanges
8NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
9,806Census 2024 est.

Bridge City area codes

Bridge City, in Orange County, Texas, had a Census-estimated population of 9,806 in July 2024. All 8 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 409. Bridge City is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 409 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Bridge City, TX
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
4098100%1982noneCentral

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

Who holds Bridge City phone exchanges

3 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Bridge City's rate center. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 5. 7 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Bridge City, TX
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Southwestern Bell563%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il225%
Metropcs, INC.113%

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.

Bridge City phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Bridge City's rate center (BRIDGECITY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2024. 1 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Bridge City, TX
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
409308, 313, 474, 697, 734, 735, 738, 792

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Bridge City

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Bridge City, those come from the BRIDGECITY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

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

Businesses around Bridge City

Bridge City is part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area, home to 399,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 7,915 business establishments in the Beaumont, TX metro area in 2023, employing 133,070 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,349), health care and social assistance (1,072), and other services (except public administration) (853).

Selected industries in the Beaumont, TX metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Physician practices3252,5557.9
Limited-service restaurants2955,71419.4
Full-service restaurants2426,01024.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages1839225.0
Law offices1708475.0
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1161,0619.1
Dental offices1088678.0
Hotels and motels861,00511.7

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

Setting up a Bridge City 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.

Porting a number you already use in Bridge City 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 Beaumont, TX metro area, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Bridge City, TX?

409. All exchanges NANPA lists for Bridge City are in 409.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Bridge City?

3, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Bridge City 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 Bridge City?

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).