Get a local business phone number in Raymondville, TX
Raymondville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Raymondville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 956
- Exchanges
- 10NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 10,107Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Raymondville
With 10,107 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Raymondville sits in Willacy County, Texas. All 10 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 956. Raymondville is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 956 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 956 | 10 | 100% | 1997 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Raymondville
5 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Raymondville's rate center. Stpcs Joint Venture, LLC has the most, with 4. 8 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stpcs Joint Venture, LLC | 4 | 40% |
| Frontier Southwest INC d/b/a Frontier Comm of Texas | 3 | 30% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TX | 1 | 10% |
| VTX Communications, LLC | 1 | 10% |
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 Raymondville
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Raymondville. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 956 | 232, 304, 398, 689, 690, 699, 746, 759, 769, 966 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Raymondville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Raymondville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 57% |
| 2010s | 1 | 14% |
| 2020s | 2 | 29% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Raymondville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Raymondville, those come from the RAYMONDVL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Raymondville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 956 when you pick it.
Who does business near Raymondville
Raymondville is part of the Raymondville, TX micropolitan area, home to 20,027 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 189 business establishments in the Raymondville, TX micropolitan area in 2023, employing 3,004 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (36), health care and social assistance (31), and accommodation and food services (28).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 11 | 214 | 19.5 |
| Full-service restaurants | 10 | 32 | 3.2 |
| Child day care services | 10 | 76 | 7.6 |
| Hotels and motels | 5 | — | — |
| Physician practices | 4 | 101 | 25.3 |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 4 | 46 | 11.5 |
| Law offices | 3 | — | — |
| Residential property managers | 3 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Raymondville business line
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.
If you already have a number in Raymondville, 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.
A 16-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Raymondville, TX micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $480.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $399.20. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Raymondville, TX?
956. All exchanges NANPA lists for Raymondville are in 956.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Raymondville?
5, holding 10 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Raymondville 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 Raymondville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).