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Bainbridge Island's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bainbridge Island number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 206
- Exchanges
- 28NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 12
- Population
- 24,618Census 2024 est.
What area code is Bainbridge Island, WA?
With 24,618 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Bainbridge Island sits in Kitsap County, Washington. All 28 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 206. 206 is part of an overlay with 564, so a new local number in Bainbridge Island may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bainbridge Island is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 206 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 28 | 100% | 1947 | 564 | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Bainbridge Island exchanges by carrier
12 carriers hold the 28 exchanges assigned to Bainbridge Island's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - Wa has the most, with 8. 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC - Wa | 8 | 29% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 6 | 21% |
| Qwest Corporation | 3 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Wa | 2 | 7.1% |
| Peerless Network of Washington, LLC - Wa | 2 | 7.1% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Wa | 1 | 3.6% |
| Electric Lightwave LLC d/b/a Allstream | 1 | 3.6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
| AT&T - Local | 1 | 3.6% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
| Accelerate Networks LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
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.
Bainbridge Island phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Bainbridge Island. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 6 of the 28 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 206 | 201, 238, 312, 317, 319, 347, 451, 488, 502, 537, 558, 565, 591, 746, 758, 759, 780, 803, 804, 822, 823, 825, 842, 855, 866, 887, 899, 927 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bainbridge Island's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Bainbridge Island numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 11% |
| 2010s | 10 | 56% |
| 2020s | 6 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Bainbridge Island
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Bainbridge Island, those come from the BAINBDG IS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 206 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island is part of the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area, home to 281,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,272 business establishments in the Bremerton, WA metro area in 2023, employing 63,168 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (903), professional, scientific, and technical services (805), and health care and social assistance (733).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 213 | 211 | 1.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 212 | 3,602 | 17.0 |
| Residential remodelers | 204 | 677 | 3.3 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 175 | 2,910 | 16.6 |
| Landscaping services | 157 | 682 | 4.3 |
| Dental offices | 133 | 1,167 | 8.8 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 131 | 533 | 4.1 |
| Law offices | 124 | 421 | 3.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Bainbridge Island 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 Bainbridge Island, 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 10-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Bremerton, WA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $300.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $249.50. On Callata the same 10 people cost $199.00 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 | $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 Bainbridge Island, WA?
206. All exchanges NANPA lists for Bainbridge Island are in 206.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bainbridge Island?
12, holding 28 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bainbridge Island 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 Bainbridge Island?
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).