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Moses Lake's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Moses Lake number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 509
- Exchanges
- 19NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 10
- Population
- 26,969Census 2024 est.
What area code is Moses Lake, WA?
With 26,969 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Moses Lake sits in Grant County, Washington. All 19 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 509. Moses Lake is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 509 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 | 19 | 100% | 1957 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Moses Lake exchanges by carrier
10 carriers hold the 19 exchanges assigned to Moses Lake's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 6. 13 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Qwest Corporation | 6 | 32% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 3 | 16% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 3 | 16% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 1 | 5.3% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 5.3% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Wa | 1 | 5.3% |
| Computers 5*, INC. d/b/a Localtel - Wa | 1 | 5.3% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Wa | 1 | 5.3% |
| Inland Cellular LLC | 1 | 5.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Wa | 1 | 5.3% |
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.
Moses Lake phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Moses Lake. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 19 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 509 | 298, 350, 361, 431, 512, 707, 750, 760, 761, 762, 764, 765, 766, 770, 771, 793, 855, 898, 989 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Moses Lake's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Moses Lake numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 60% |
| 2020s | 2 | 40% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Moses Lake
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Moses Lake, those come from the MOSES LAKE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 509 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Moses Lake
Moses Lake is part of the Moses Lake, WA micropolitan area, home to 105,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,123 business establishments in the Moses Lake, WA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 24,839 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (297), retail trade (284), and accommodation and food services (246).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 65 | 643 | 9.9 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 65 | 1,184 | 18.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 46 | 150 | 3.3 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 39 | 123 | 3.2 |
| Child day care services | 39 | 333 | 8.5 |
| Hotels and motels | 36 | 434 | 12.1 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 35 | 147 | 4.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 34 | 214 | 6.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake, 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.
The comparison below uses 12 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Moses Lake, WA micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $299.40 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $360.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 12 people cost $239.00 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 | $239.00 | $2,868.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $228.00 | $2,736.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $276.00 | $3,312.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $299.40 | $3,592.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $324.00 | $3,888.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $360.00 | $4,320.00 |
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 Moses Lake, WA?
509. All exchanges NANPA lists for Moses Lake are in 509.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Moses Lake?
10, holding 19 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).