Get a local business phone number in Dublin, VA
Dublin's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Dublin number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 540
- Exchanges
- 6NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 2,657Census 2024 est.
Dublin area codes
Dublin town is a Census place in Pulaski County, Virginia, with an estimated 2,657 residents in 2024. All 6 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 540. 540 is part of an overlay with 826, so a new local number in Dublin may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Dublin 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.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540 | 6 | 100% | 1995 | 826 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Dublin exchanges by carrier
3 carriers hold the 6 exchanges assigned to Dublin's rate center. Level 3 Communications, LLC - Va has the most, with 2. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Va | 2 | 33% |
| United States Cellular - Va | 2 | 33% |
| Verizon Virginia, INC. | 2 | 33% |
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.
Dublin phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Dublin. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 6 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 540 | 307, 518, 616, 643, 674, 813 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Dublin's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Dublin numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Dublin
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Dublin, those come from the DUBLIN rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Dublin number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 540 when you pick it.
Businesses around Dublin
Dublin is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area, home to 182,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,584 business establishments in the Blacksburg, VA metro area in 2023, employing 56,178 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (560), other services (except public administration) (461), and health care and social assistance (423).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 143 | 2,984 | 20.9 |
| Physician practices | 129 | 2,085 | 16.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 127 | 2,998 | 23.6 |
| Landscaping services | 70 | 391 | 5.6 |
| Residential remodelers | 63 | 612 | 9.7 |
| General automotive repair shops | 56 | 279 | 5.0 |
| Hotels and motels | 56 | 983 | 17.6 |
| Law offices | 54 | 175 | 3.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Dublin 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 Dublin, 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 Blacksburg, VA metro area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Dublin, VA?
540. All exchanges NANPA lists for Dublin are in 540.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Dublin?
3, holding 6 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Dublin 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 Dublin?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).