Get a local business phone number in Culpeper, VA
Culpeper's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Culpeper number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 540 / 826
- Exchanges
- 35NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 19
- Population
- 21,464Census 2024 est.
What area code is Culpeper, VA?
Culpeper, in Culpeper County, Virginia, had a Census-estimated population of 21,464 in July 2024. NANPA lists 35 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 540 has the most (33, 94%). 540 is part of an overlay with 826, so a new local number in Culpeper may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Culpeper is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 540 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Culpeper phone exchanges
19 carriers hold the 35 exchanges assigned to Culpeper's rate center. Verizon Virginia, INC. has the most, with 9. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Virginia, INC. | 9 | 26% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 6 | 17% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Va | 3 | 8.6% |
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC | 2 | 5.7% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
| Airus, INC. - Va | 1 | 2.9% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Va | 1 | 2.9% |
| Centurylink Communications, LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
| Peerless Network of Virginia, LLC - Va | 1 | 2.9% |
| HD Carrier LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
| Telnyx LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
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 Culpeper
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Culpeper's rate center (CULPEPER). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 3 of the 35 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 540 | 212, 219, 222, 229, 262, 317, 321, 399, 403, 423, 445, 485, 496, 497, 522, 547, 618, 640, 708, 717, 718, 727, 729, 764, 791, 792, 800, 812, 825, 827, 829, 881, 937 |
| 826 | 225, 281 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Culpeper's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Culpeper numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 33% |
| 2010s | 9 | 50% |
| 2020s | 3 | 17% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Culpeper
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Culpeper's numbers are rated to the CULPEPER rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Culpeper number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 540 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Culpeper
Culpeper is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, home to 6.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 159,002 business establishments in the Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area in 2023, employing 2,863,486 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (34,327), health care and social assistance (19,078), and other services (except public administration) (18,064).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 5,579 | 96,399 | 17.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 4,821 | 112,604 | 23.4 |
| Management consulting firms | 4,757 | 106,073 | 22.3 |
| Custom computer programming services firms | 4,727 | 85,080 | 18.0 |
| Computer systems design services firms | 4,544 | 104,224 | 22.9 |
| Physician practices | 3,851 | 46,942 | 12.2 |
| Law offices | 3,508 | 46,308 | 13.2 |
| Dental offices | 3,290 | 22,876 | 7.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Culpeper business line
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.
If you already have a number in Culpeper, 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Culpeper, VA?
Culpeper has exchanges in 540 and 826; 540 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Culpeper?
19, holding 35 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Culpeper 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 Culpeper?
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).