Get a local business phone number in Texarkana, TX
Texarkana's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Texarkana number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 903 / 430
- Exchanges
- 49NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 13
- Population
- 35,971Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Texarkana
Texarkana city is a Census place in Bowie County, Texas, with an estimated 35,971 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 49 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 903 has the most (39, 80%). 903 is part of an overlay with 430, so a new local number in Texarkana may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Texarkana is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 903 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Texarkana exchanges by carrier
13 carriers hold the 49 exchanges assigned to Texarkana's rate center. Valor Telecomm TX, Lp-tx #1 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW has the most, with 16. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecomm TX, Lp-tx #1 d/b/a Windstream Comm SW | 16 | 33% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 11 | 22% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TX | 7 | 14% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 4 | 8.2% |
| E. Ritter Communications, LLC | 2 | 4.1% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 2 | 4.1% |
| Boost Subscriberco L.l.c. | 1 | 2.0% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 2.0% |
| Skye Telecom LLC d/b/a Skyetel | 1 | 2.0% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 2.0% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TX | 1 | 2.0% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 2.0% |
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 Texarkana
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Texarkana. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 8 of the 49 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 430 | 200, 274, 275, 278, 291, 294, 349, 392, 455, 710 |
| 903 | 223, 244, 255, 260, 276, 277, 278, 280, 293, 306, 334, 336, 351, 490, 506, 556, 559, 614, 691, 701, 716, 733, 735, 748, 791, 792, 793, 794, 798, 809, 823, 824, 826, 831, 832, 838, 899, 908, 949 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Texarkana's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Texarkana's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 55% |
| 2010s | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2020s | 8 | 36% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Texarkana
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Texarkana's numbers are rated to the TEXARKANA rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Texarkana number.
Keeping an existing Texarkana number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 903 when you pick it.
Who does business near Texarkana
Texarkana is part of the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area, home to 146,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,171 business establishments in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area in 2023, employing 46,766 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (518), health care and social assistance (415), and other services (except public administration) (357).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 144 | 3,394 | 23.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 89 | 2,328 | 26.2 |
| Physician practices | 77 | 933 | 12.1 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 58 | — | — |
| Law offices | 55 | 172 | 3.1 |
| Dental offices | 47 | 354 | 7.5 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 45 | 297 | 6.6 |
| Child day care services | 42 | 446 | 10.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Texarkana
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.
Porting a number you already use in Texarkana 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.
The comparison below uses 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Texarkana, TX?
Texarkana has exchanges in 903 and 430; 903 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Texarkana?
13, holding 49 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Texarkana 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 Texarkana?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).