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Get a local business phone number in Orange, VA

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

Area code
540 / 826
Exchanges
9NANPA-assigned
Carriers
5
Population
5,210Census 2024 est.

Orange area codes

Orange, in Orange County, Virginia, had a Census-estimated population of 5,210 in July 2024. NANPA lists 9 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 540 has the most (7, 78%). 540 is part of an overlay with 826, so a new local number in Orange may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Orange 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 codes with exchanges in Orange, VA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
540778%1995826Eastern
826222%2022540Eastern

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

Orange exchanges by carrier

5 carriers hold the 9 exchanges assigned to Orange's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Va has the most, with 3. 9 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Orange, VA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Va333%
Coretel Virginia, LLC - Va222%
Verizon Virginia, INC.222%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Va111%
Onvoy, LLC - Va111%

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.

Orange phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Orange's rate center (ORANGE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2005. 2 of the 9 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Orange, VA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
540308, 360, 395, 513, 614, 661, 672
826200, 248

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Orange's exchanges were assigned

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

Orange, VA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s240%
2010s120%
2020s240%

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

What makes a number local to Orange

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

Keeping an existing Orange 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 Orange

Orange is part of the Lake of the Woods, VA micropolitan area, home to 38,986 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 724 business establishments in the Lake of the Woods, VA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 7,277 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (120), construction (119), and other services (except public administration) (96).

Selected industries in the Lake of the Woods, VA micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants3246014.4
Limited-service restaurants2953118.3
Landscaping services281967.0
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors19834.4
New single-family housing construction contractors171126.6
Residential remodelers16442.8
General automotive repair shops161459.1
Electrical contractors12554.6

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

A Orange number on Callata

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 Orange, 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 Lake of the Woods, VA micropolitan area, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $300.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $249.50, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 10 people cost $199.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 10-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$199.00$2,388.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$190.00$2,280.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$230.00$2,760.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$249.50$2,994.00
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$270.00$3,240.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$300.00$3,600.00

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 Orange, VA?

Orange has exchanges in 540 and 826; 540 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Orange?

5, holding 9 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Orange 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 Orange?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 10 users come to $199.00 a month. For comparison, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $300.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).