CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Santa Rosa, TX
Santa Rosa's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Santa Rosa number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 956
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 2
- Population
- 2,366Census 2024 est.
What area code is Santa Rosa, TX?
Santa Rosa town is a Census place in Cameron County, Texas, with an estimated 2,366 residents in 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 956. Santa Rosa 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 | 2 | 100% | 1997 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Santa Rosa phone exchanges
2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Santa Rosa's rate center. VTX Communications, LLC has the most, with 1. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VTX Communications, LLC | 1 | 50% |
| Frontier Southwest INC d/b/a Frontier Comm of Texas | 1 | 50% |
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.
Santa Rosa phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Santa Rosa's rate center (SANTA ROSA). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2011. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 956 | 633, 636 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Santa Rosa
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Santa Rosa, those come from the SANTA ROSA rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 956 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa 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.
Setting up a Santa Rosa business line
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.
Porting a number you already use in Santa Rosa 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.
An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Brownsville, TX metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| 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 Santa Rosa, TX?
956. All exchanges NANPA lists for Santa Rosa are in 956.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Santa Rosa?
2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa?
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).