CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Bowling Green, VA
Bowling Green's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bowling Green number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 804
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 1,252Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Bowling Green
With 1,252 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Bowling Green sits in Caroline County, Virginia. All 5 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 804. 804 is part of an overlay with 686, so a new local number in Bowling Green may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bowling Green is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 804 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804 | 5 | 100% | 1973 | 686 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Bowling Green phone exchanges
4 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Bowling Green's rate center. Verizon South, INC. - Va (contel) has the most, with 2. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Bowling Green can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon South, INC. - Va (contel) | 2 | 40% |
| Coretel Virginia, LLC - Va | 1 | 20% |
| Peerless Network of Virginia, LLC - Va | 1 | 20% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 20% |
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.
Local prefixes for Bowling Green
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Bowling Green's rate center (BOWLNGGREN). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2019. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 804 | 596, 606, 632, 633, 969 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bowling Green's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Bowling Green numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Bowling Green
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Bowling Green that is BOWLNGGREN, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Bowling Green.
Keeping an existing Bowling Green number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 804 when you pick it.
Who does business near Bowling Green
Bowling Green is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 210,842 business establishments in Virginia in 2023, employing 3,581,650 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (32,231), retail trade (25,872), and health care and social assistance (23,812).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 7,154 | 142,779 | 20.0 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 7,145 | 134,359 | 18.8 |
| Physician practices | 4,759 | 73,269 | 15.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 4,254 | 11,464 | 2.7 |
| Custom computer programming services firms | 4,080 | 74,778 | 18.3 |
| Computer systems design services firms | 3,968 | 96,003 | 24.2 |
| Management consulting firms | 3,791 | 77,188 | 20.4 |
| Residential remodelers | 3,771 | 14,749 | 3.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Bowling Green number on Callata
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.
If you already have a number in Bowling Green, 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 Virginia, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 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 | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
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 Bowling Green, VA?
804. All exchanges NANPA lists for Bowling Green are in 804.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bowling Green?
4, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).