Get a local business phone number in Tappahannock, VA
Tappahannock's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Tappahannock number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 804 / 686
- Exchanges
- 12NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 2,199Census 2024 est.
Tappahannock area codes
Tappahannock, in Essex County, Virginia, had a Census-estimated population of 2,199 in July 2024. NANPA lists 12 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 804 has the most (11, 92%). 804 is part of an overlay with 686, so a new local number in Tappahannock may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Tappahannock 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.
Phone carriers in Tappahannock
7 carriers hold the 12 exchanges assigned to Tappahannock's rate center. Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC has the most, with 3. 12 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC | 3 | 25% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Va | 2 | 17% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 2 | 17% |
| Verizon South, INC. - Va (contel) | 2 | 17% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Va | 1 | 8.3% |
| Peerless Network of Virginia, LLC - Va | 1 | 8.3% |
| Twilio International, INC. | 1 | 8.3% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Tappahannock
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Tappahannock's rate center (TAPPAHNNCK). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 4 of the 12 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 686 | 999 |
| 804 | 238, 246, 296, 443, 445, 466, 599, 650, 682, 856, 925 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Tappahannock's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Tappahannock numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 40% |
| 2010s | 2 | 20% |
| 2020s | 4 | 40% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Tappahannock
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Tappahannock, those come from the TAPPAHNNCK rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 804 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Tappahannock
Tappahannock 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.
Business phone service in Tappahannock
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 Tappahannock, 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.
A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Virginia. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. 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 Tappahannock, VA?
Tappahannock has exchanges in 804 and 686; 804 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Tappahannock?
7, holding 12 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Tappahannock 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 Tappahannock?
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).