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Dripping Springs's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Dripping Springs number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 737 / 512
- Exchanges
- 9NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 10,165Census 2024 est.
What area code is Dripping Springs, TX?
With 10,165 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Dripping Springs sits in Hays County, Texas. NANPA lists 9 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 737 has the most (5, 56%). 737 is part of an overlay with 512, so a new local number in Dripping Springs may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Dripping Springs is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 737 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Dripping Springs exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 9 exchanges assigned to Dripping Springs's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - TX has the most, with 3. 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC - TX | 3 | 33% |
| Frontier Southwest INC d/b/a Frontier Comm of Texas | 2 | 22% |
| Grande Communications Networks, INC. - TX | 1 | 11% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - TX | 1 | 11% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 11% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 11% |
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.
Dripping Springs phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Dripping Springs. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2018. 3 of the 9 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 512 | 607, 829, 858, 894 |
| 737 | 260, 271, 317, 448, 678 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Dripping Springs's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Dripping Springs numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 25% |
| 2020s | 3 | 75% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Dripping Springs
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Dripping Springs's numbers are rated to the DRIPPNGSPG rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Dripping Springs number.
If your business already has a Dripping Springs number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Dripping Springs
Dripping Springs is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, home to 2.6 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 66,280 business establishments in the Austin, TX metro area in 2023, employing 1,042,004 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (12,232), health care and social assistance (7,125), and retail trade (6,650).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,894 | 44,562 | 23.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,838 | 4,339 | 2.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,750 | 47,560 | 27.2 |
| Physician practices | 1,679 | 22,448 | 13.4 |
| Management consulting firms | 1,548 | 9,536 | 6.2 |
| Law offices | 1,524 | 9,771 | 6.4 |
| Custom computer programming services firms | 1,461 | 28,216 | 19.3 |
| Computer systems design services firms | 1,095 | 10,111 | 9.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Dripping Springs number on Callata
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 Dripping Springs, 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 16-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Austin, TX metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $480.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $399.20. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Dripping Springs, TX?
Dripping Springs has exchanges in 737 and 512; 737 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Dripping Springs?
6, holding 9 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).