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Get a local business phone number in Moody, TX

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

Area code
254
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
1,620Census 2024 est.

Moody area codes

Moody city is a Census place in McLennan County, Texas, with an estimated 1,620 residents in 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 254. Moody is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 254 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Moody, TX
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
2544100%1997noneCentral

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

Phone carriers in Moody

3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Moody's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - TX has the most, with 2. 4 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Moody, TX
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Onvoy, LLC - TX250%
Southwestern Bell125%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC125%

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 Moody

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Moody. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2015. 2 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Moody, TX
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
254320, 464, 853, 936

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Moody's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Moody numbers was added to the local supply.

Moody, TX: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2010s133%
2020s267%

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

What makes a number local to Moody

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Moody's numbers are rated to the MOODY rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Moody number.

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

Businesses around Moody

Moody is part of the Waco, TX metro area, home to 307,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,481 business establishments in the Waco, TX metro area in 2023, employing 115,925 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (995), health care and social assistance (742), and other services (except public administration) (727).

Selected industries in the Waco, TX metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants2625,38720.6
Full-service restaurants1704,47426.3
Physician practices1312,27617.4
Insurance agencies and brokerages1295244.1
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1162,10718.2
Offices of real estate agents and brokers971922.0
Law offices945015.3
Dental offices886477.4

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

Business phone service in Moody

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 Moody, 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.

The comparison below uses 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Waco, TX metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

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 Moody, TX?

254. All exchanges NANPA lists for Moody are in 254.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Moody?

3, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Moody 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 Moody?

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).