CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Chico, TX
Chico's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Chico number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 940
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 1,103Census 2024 est.
What area code is Chico, TX?
With 1,103 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Chico sits in Wise County, Texas. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 940. Chico is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 940 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 940 | 2 | 100% | 1997 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Chico phone exchanges
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Chico's rate center. Brightspeed of Texas, INC. has the most, with 1. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Texas, INC. | 1 | 50% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 50% |
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 Chico
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Chico. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2020. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 940 | 644, 678 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
Rate centers and local calling in Chico
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Chico, those come from the CHICO rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Chico number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 940 when you pick it.
Who does business near Chico
Chico 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 Chico 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 Chico, 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 Chico, TX?
940. All exchanges NANPA lists for Chico are in 940.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Chico?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Chico 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 Chico?
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).