Get a local business phone number in Pasco, WA
Pasco's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Pasco number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 509
- Exchanges
- 26NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 81,724Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Pasco
Pasco city is a Census place in Franklin County, Washington, with an estimated 81,724 residents in 2024. All 26 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 509. Pasco 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 | 26 | 100% | 1957 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Pasco exchanges by carrier
8 carriers hold the 26 exchanges assigned to Pasco's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC has the most, with 8. 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 8 | 31% |
| Qwest Corporation | 6 | 23% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 3 | 12% |
| Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 2 | 7.7% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Wa | 2 | 7.7% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Wa | 2 | 7.7% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Wa | 2 | 7.7% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Wa | 1 | 3.8% |
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 Pasco
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Pasco. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 26 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 509 | 302, 316, 380, 410, 412, 416, 430, 492, 521, 528, 531, 537, 539, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 567, 709, 792, 845, 851, 905, 975 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Pasco's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Pasco's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 27% |
| 2010s | 6 | 55% |
| 2020s | 2 | 18% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Pasco
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Pasco's numbers are rated to the PASCO rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Pasco number.
Keeping an existing Pasco number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 509 when you pick it.
Who does business near Pasco
Pasco is part of the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area, home to 319,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,928 business establishments in the Kennewick, WA metro area in 2023, employing 100,711 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (1,092), health care and social assistance (890), and retail trade (807).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 203 | 4,464 | 22.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 192 | 3,563 | 18.6 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 190 | 279 | 1.5 |
| Physician practices | 170 | 3,335 | 19.6 |
| Residential remodelers | 135 | 416 | 3.1 |
| Landscaping services | 128 | 923 | 7.2 |
| Dental offices | 124 | 1,325 | 10.7 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 124 | 416 | 3.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Pasco
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
Porting a number you already use in Pasco 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.
A 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Kennewick, WA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Pasco, WA?
509. All exchanges NANPA lists for Pasco are in 509.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Pasco?
8, holding 26 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Pasco 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 Pasco?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).