Get a local business phone number in Huntington, TX
Huntington's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Huntington number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 936
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 2,117Census 2024 est.
Huntington area codes
With 2,117 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Huntington sits in Angelina County, Texas. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 936. Huntington is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 936 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 936 | 4 | 100% | 2000 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Huntington
2 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Huntington's rate center. Valor Telecomm TX, Ld-tx #2 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW has the most, with 3. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecomm TX, Ld-tx #2 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW | 3 | 75% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX | 1 | 25% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Huntington
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Huntington. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2015. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 936 | 237, 422, 570, 876 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Huntington
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Huntington's numbers are rated to the HUNTINGTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Huntington number.
If your business already has a Huntington number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Huntington is part of the Lufkin, TX micropolitan area, home to 88,094 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,920 business establishments in the Lufkin, TX micropolitan area in 2023, employing 29,172 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (311), retail trade (310), and other services (except public administration) (203).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 103 | 769 | 7.5 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 72 | 1,416 | 19.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 44 | 1,102 | 25.0 |
| Law offices | 35 | 137 | 3.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 31 | 183 | 5.9 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 30 | 380 | 12.7 |
| Child day care services | 27 | 389 | 14.4 |
| Dental offices | 22 | 164 | 7.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Huntington business line
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Huntington, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Lufkin, TX micropolitan area, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $450.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $374.25, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Huntington, TX?
936. All exchanges NANPA lists for Huntington are in 936.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Huntington?
2, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Huntington 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 Huntington?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).