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Get a local business phone number in Manvel, TX

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

Area code
346 / 281 / 832
Exchanges
14NANPA-assigned
Carriers
8
Population
19,309Census 2024 est.

What area code is Manvel, TX?

With 19,309 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Manvel sits in Brazoria County, Texas. NANPA lists 14 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 346 has the most (7, 50%). 346 is part of an overlay with 281, 621, 713, and 832, so a new local number in Manvel may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Manvel is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 346 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Manvel, TX
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
346750%2014281, 621, 713, 832Central
281536%1996346, 621, 713, 832Central
832214%1999281, 346, 713Central

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

Who holds Manvel phone exchanges

8 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Manvel's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - TX has the most, with 4. 13 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Manvel can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Manvel, TX
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Onvoy, LLC - TX429%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il321%
Southwestern Bell214%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX17.1%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - TX17.1%
Fractel, LLC17.1%
Paetec Itel, LLC17.1%
U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications17.1%

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.

Manvel phone prefixes

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Manvel. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2016. 4 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Manvel, TX
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
281489, 519, 607, 643, 692
346253, 278, 456, 528, 686, 688, 945
832336, 637

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Manvel's exchanges were assigned

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

Manvel, TX: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2010s343%
2020s457%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Manvel

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Manvel that is MANVEL, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Manvel.

Keeping an existing Manvel number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 346 when you pick it.

Businesses around Manvel

Manvel is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, home to 7.8 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 162,055 business establishments in the Houston, TX metro area in 2023, employing 2,863,143 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (22,233), retail trade (20,204), and health care and social assistance (20,054).

Selected industries in the Houston, TX metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants5,768129,42622.4
Physician practices5,62852,4129.3
Full-service restaurants5,201133,83925.7
Law offices3,86727,4827.1
Dental offices3,40021,0586.2
Insurance agencies and brokerages2,80516,8506.0
Management consulting firms2,72620,4677.5
Offices of real estate agents and brokers2,5826,7222.6

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

A Manvel 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 Manvel 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 the Houston, TX metro area, 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 Manvel, TX?

Manvel has exchanges in 346, 281, and 832; 346 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Manvel?

8, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Manvel 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 Manvel?

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).