CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in San Benito, TX
San Benito's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a San Benito number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 956
- Exchanges
- 12NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 24,712Census 2024 est.
What area code is San Benito, TX?
San Benito city is a Census place in Cameron County, Texas, with an estimated 24,712 residents in 2024. All 12 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 956. San Benito 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 | 12 | 100% | 1997 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
San Benito exchanges by carrier
5 carriers hold the 12 exchanges assigned to San Benito's rate center. Stpcs Joint Venture, LLC has the most, with 6. 10 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 | 6 | 50% |
| Southwestern Bell | 3 | 25% |
| Telnyx LLC | 1 | 8.3% |
| AT&T - Local | 1 | 8.3% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TX | 1 | 8.3% |
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.
San Benito phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to San Benito. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 12 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 956 | 234, 241, 247, 276, 361, 399, 456, 626, 695, 788, 923, 934 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When San Benito's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of San Benito numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 89% |
| 2020s | 1 | 11% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in San Benito
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For San Benito that is SAN BENITO, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around San Benito.
Keeping an existing San Benito 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 San Benito
San Benito is part of the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, home to 432,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,732 business establishments in the Brownsville, TX metro area in 2023, employing 123,749 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (1,124), retail trade (1,037), and accommodation and food services (851).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 333 | 3,311 | 9.9 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 311 | 7,513 | 24.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 282 | 5,644 | 20.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 163 | 1,278 | 7.8 |
| Law offices | 157 | 630 | 4.0 |
| Child day care services | 157 | 1,453 | 9.3 |
| Home health care agencies | 104 | 12,566 | 120.8 |
| Agencies providing services for the elderly and persons with disabilities | 93 | 9,493 | 102.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A San Benito 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.
If you already have a number in San Benito, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Brownsville, 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. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $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 San Benito, TX?
956. All exchanges NANPA lists for San Benito are in 956.
How many phone companies have exchanges in San Benito?
5, holding 12 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing San Benito 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 San Benito?
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).