Get a local business phone number in Lamesa, TX
Lamesa's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lamesa number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 806
- Exchanges
- 6NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 8,108Census 2024 est.
Lamesa area codes
With 8,108 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Lamesa sits in Dawson County, Texas. All 6 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 806. Lamesa is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 806 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 806 | 6 | 100% | 1957 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Lamesa phone exchanges
5 carriers hold the 6 exchanges assigned to Lamesa's rate center. Valor Telecomm TX, Lp-tx #1 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW has the most, with 2. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Lamesa can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecomm TX, Lp-tx #1 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW | 2 | 33% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TX | 1 | 17% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 1 | 17% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TX | 1 | 17% |
| Vexus | 1 | 17% |
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.
Lamesa phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lamesa. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 806 | 200, 332, 405, 556, 870, 872 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lamesa's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Lamesa's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 50% |
| 2010s | 2 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Lamesa
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Lamesa's numbers are rated to the LAMESA rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Lamesa number.
Keeping an existing Lamesa number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 806 when you pick it.
The local business market
Lamesa is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 670,878 business establishments in Texas in 2023, employing 12,012,629 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (84,369), professional, scientific, and technical services (83,842), and health care and social assistance (80,576).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 24,360 | 545,407 | 22.4 |
| Physician practices | 21,500 | 217,413 | 10.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 20,819 | 493,197 | 23.7 |
| Law offices | 13,833 | 87,363 | 6.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 12,210 | 78,885 | 6.5 |
| Dental offices | 11,902 | 86,333 | 7.3 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 11,405 | 33,989 | 3.0 |
| Management consulting firms | 9,705 | 80,499 | 8.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Lamesa number on Callata
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 Lamesa 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.
An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Texas. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Lamesa, TX?
806. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lamesa are in 806.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lamesa?
5, holding 6 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lamesa 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 Lamesa?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).