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Get a local business phone number in Smithfield, VA

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

Area code
757 / 948
Exchanges
11NANPA-assigned
Carriers
7
Population
9,032Census 2024 est.

What area code is Smithfield, VA?

With 9,032 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Smithfield sits in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. NANPA lists 11 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 757 has the most (9, 82%). 757 is part of an overlay with 948, so a new local number in Smithfield may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Smithfield is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 757 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Smithfield, VA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
757982%1996948Eastern
948218%2022757Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Smithfield

7 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Smithfield's rate center. Verizon South, INC. - Va (contel) 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 Smithfield, VA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon South, INC. - Va (contel)327%
Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC218%
Comcast Ip Phone, LLC218%
Paetec Itel, LLC19.1%
Metropcs, INC.19.1%
Ip Horizon LLC19.1%
Ton80 Communications, LLC19.1%

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 Smithfield

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Smithfield. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 3 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Smithfield, VA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
757279, 332, 356, 357, 365, 371, 542, 798, 960
948234, 265

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Smithfield's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Smithfield's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Smithfield, VA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s233%
2010s117%
2020s350%

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

How local numbers work in Smithfield

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

If your business already has a Smithfield number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Who does business near Smithfield

Smithfield is part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, home to 1.8 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 39,669 business establishments in the Virginia Beach, VA-NC metro area in 2023, employing 642,536 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (5,415), health care and social assistance (4,647), and other services (except public administration) (4,553).

Selected industries in the Virginia Beach, VA-NC metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1,69432,12719.0
Full-service restaurants1,64332,84720.0
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1,0392,5322.4
Physician practices86714,92917.2
Residential remodelers7202,5923.6
Landscaping services6495,0917.8
Law offices6254,3006.9
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors6197,07111.4

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

Business phone service in Smithfield

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.

Porting a number you already use in Smithfield is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Virginia Beach, VA-NC 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. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 16-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Smithfield, VA?

Smithfield has exchanges in 757 and 948; 757 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Smithfield?

7, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Smithfield 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 Smithfield?

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).