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Get a local business phone number in Bluefield, VA

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

Area code
276
Exchanges
7NANPA-assigned
Carriers
5
Population
4,871Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Bluefield

With 4,871 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Bluefield sits in Tazewell County, Virginia. All 7 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 276. Bluefield is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 276 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Bluefield, VA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
2767100%2001noneEastern

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

Phone carriers in Bluefield

5 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Bluefield's rate center. Verizon South, INC. - Va has the most, with 3. 6 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Bluefield can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Bluefield, VA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon South, INC. - Va343%
Onvoy, LLC - Va114%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Va114%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC114%
Twilio International, INC.114%

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 Bluefield

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Bluefield's rate center (BLUEFIELD). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 2 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Bluefield, VA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
276240, 245, 280, 322, 326, 895, 954

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Bluefield's exchanges were assigned

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

Bluefield, VA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s125%
2010s125%
2020s250%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Bluefield

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Bluefield, those come from the BLUEFIELD rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

Keeping an existing Bluefield number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 276 when you pick it.

Who does business near Bluefield

Bluefield is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, home to 96,399 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,049 business establishments in the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 28,666 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (365), health care and social assistance (312), and other services (except public administration) (278).

Selected industries in the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants701,87826.8
Full-service restaurants671,23118.4
Physician practices666349.6
Law offices461733.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages401844.6
General automotive repair shops341925.6
Hotels and motels2531512.6
Dental offices241757.3

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

Setting up a Bluefield business line

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 Bluefield, 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 Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $420.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $349.30, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 14-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$279.00$3,348.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$266.00$3,192.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$322.00$3,864.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$349.30$4,191.60
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$378.00$4,536.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$420.00$5,040.00

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 Bluefield, VA?

276. All exchanges NANPA lists for Bluefield are in 276.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Bluefield?

5, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Bluefield 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 Bluefield?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).