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Get a local business phone number in Madisonville, TX

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

Area code
936
Exchanges
7NANPA-assigned
Carriers
6
Population
4,642Census 2024 est.

Madisonville area codes

Madisonville, in Madison County, Texas, had a Census-estimated population of 4,642 in July 2024. All 7 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 936. Madisonville 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 codes with exchanges in Madisonville, TX
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
9367100%2000noneCentral

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

Who holds Madisonville phone exchanges

6 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Madisonville's rate center. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 2. 7 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Madisonville, TX
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Southwestern Bell229%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - TX114%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TX114%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX114%
Commio, LLC114%
Peerless Network of Texas, LLC - TX114%

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.

Madisonville phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Madisonville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 1 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Madisonville, TX
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
936241, 245, 307, 348, 349, 381, 515

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Madisonville's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Madisonville's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Madisonville, TX: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s250%
2010s125%
2020s125%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

What makes a number local to Madisonville

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

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

The local business market

Madisonville 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).

Selected industries in Texas, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants24,360545,40722.4
Physician practices21,500217,41310.1
Full-service restaurants20,819493,19723.7
Law offices13,83387,3636.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages12,21078,8856.5
Dental offices11,90286,3337.3
Offices of real estate agents and brokers11,40533,9893.0
Management consulting firms9,70580,4998.3

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

A Madisonville number on Callata

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.

Porting a number you already use in Madisonville 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 Texas, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for an 18-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Madisonville, TX?

936. All exchanges NANPA lists for Madisonville are in 936.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Madisonville?

6, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Madisonville 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 Madisonville?

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).