Get a local business phone number in Bellevue, WA
Bellevue's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bellevue number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 425
- Exchanges
- 181NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 24
- Population
- 154,377Census 2024 est.
What area code is Bellevue, WA?
Bellevue city is a Census place in King County, Washington, with an estimated 154,377 residents in 2024. All 181 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 425. Bellevue is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 425 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | 181 | 100% | 1997 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Bellevue phone exchanges
24 carriers hold the 181 exchanges assigned to Bellevue's rate center. T-mobile USA, INC. has the most, with 46. 114 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 46 | 25% |
| Qwest Corporation | 40 | 22% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Wa | 20 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 15 | 8.3% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Wa | 11 | 6.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Wa | 9 | 5.0% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Wa | 8 | 4.4% |
| Electric Lightwave LLC d/b/a Allstream | 7 | 3.9% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 6 | 3.3% |
| Level 3 Telecom of Washington, LLC - Wa | 2 | 1.1% |
| Fractel, LLC | 2 | 1.1% |
| Peerless Network of Washington, LLC - Wa | 2 | 1.1% |
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.
Bellevue phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Bellevue's rate center (BELLEVUE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 17 of the 181 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 425 | 201, 208, 209, 213, 214, 221, 223, 229, 230, 233, 240, 241, 246, 247, 256, 260, 269, 274, 278, 279, 283, 289, 300, 301, 324, 326, 351, 362, 365, 370, 372, 373, 378, 383, 389, 393, 401, 410, 417, 429, 435, 436, 440, 442, 443, 444, 445, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 462, 463, 466, 467, 468, 469, 472, 484, 495, 499, 500, 502, 503, 504, 505, 515, 516, 518, 519, 520, 531, 532, 533, 536, 542, 543, 546, 559, 562, 564, 568, 574, 575, 577, 586, 589, 590, 591, 592, 598, 603, 614, 615, 620, 623, 624, 625, 628, 631, 633, 635, 637, 638, 641, 643, 644, 646, 647, 649, 652, 653, 665, 671, 675, 679, 681, 688, 691, 696, 698, 699, 709, 732, 736, 746, 747, 748, 749, 753, 761, 765, 766, 777, 785, 786, 790, 795, 799, 800, 802, 818, 829, 830, 864, 865, 866, 871, 890, 891, 894, 900, 920, 922, 928, 930, 940, 941, 943, 944, 945, 955, 956, 957, 962, 963, 969, 973, 974, 985, 990, 998, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bellevue's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Bellevue's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 | 25% |
| 2010s | 30 | 48% |
| 2020s | 17 | 27% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Bellevue
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Bellevue's numbers are rated to the BELLEVUE rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Bellevue number.
If your business already has a Bellevue number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Bellevue
Bellevue is part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, home to 4.1 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 110,685 business establishments in the Seattle, WA metro area in 2023, employing 1,884,361 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (14,812), construction (13,610), and health care and social assistance (13,557).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 3,876 | 65,711 | 17.0 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 3,449 | 9,353 | 2.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 2,939 | 48,471 | 16.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 2,882 | 10,444 | 3.6 |
| Dental offices | 2,189 | 18,592 | 8.5 |
| Law offices | 2,146 | 15,271 | 7.1 |
| Physician practices | 1,630 | 37,420 | 23.0 |
| Landscaping services | 1,583 | 11,001 | 6.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Bellevue business line
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.
Porting a number you already use in Bellevue 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.
The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Seattle, WA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| 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 Bellevue, WA?
425. All exchanges NANPA lists for Bellevue are in 425.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bellevue?
24, holding 181 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bellevue 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 Bellevue?
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).