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Spokane's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Spokane number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 509
- Exchanges
- 214NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 38
- Population
- 230,609Census 2024 est.
Spokane area codes
Spokane city is a Census place in Spokane County, Washington, with an estimated 230,609 residents in 2024. All 214 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 509. Spokane 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 | 214 | 100% | 1957 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Spokane exchanges by carrier
38 carriers hold the 214 exchanges assigned to Spokane's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 63. 113 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qwest Corporation | 63 | 29% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Wa | 36 | 17% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 18 | 8.4% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 18 | 8.4% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 16 | 7.5% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Wa | 15 | 7.0% |
| Nuso, LLC | 4 | 1.9% |
| Level 3 Telecom of Washington, LLC - Wa | 4 | 1.9% |
| Electric Lightwave LLC d/b/a Allstream | 4 | 1.9% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Wa | 3 | 1.4% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Wa | 3 | 1.4% |
| HD Carrier LLC | 2 | 0.93% |
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.
Spokane phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Spokane. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 16 of the 214 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 509 | 202, 209, 216, 217, 218, 220, 227, 228, 230, 232, 241, 242, 244, 247, 251, 252, 263, 267, 270, 271, 272, 275, 277, 278, 279, 280, 290, 294, 309, 313, 315, 319, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 340, 342, 343, 344, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 362, 363, 368, 370, 381, 385, 389, 413, 418, 425, 434, 435, 437, 443, 444, 448, 455, 456, 458, 459, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 477, 479, 481, 482, 483, 484, 487, 489, 495, 496, 499, 503, 505, 508, 514, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 541, 558, 561, 562, 568, 570, 590, 598, 599, 601, 603, 606, 608, 609, 613, 616, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 638, 655, 666, 688, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 701, 703, 710, 714, 720, 723, 724, 742, 743, 744, 747, 752, 753, 755, 756, 757, 768, 777, 789, 795, 798, 799, 808, 816, 818, 822, 824, 828, 835, 838, 842, 844, 847, 850, 862, 863, 866, 867, 868, 869, 879, 880, 889, 891, 892, 893, 900, 904, 918, 919, 921, 922, 924, 926, 927, 928, 931, 934, 939, 944, 951, 953, 954, 957, 960, 970, 979, 981, 984, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 998, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Spokane's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Spokane numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 | 30% |
| 2010s | 26 | 43% |
| 2020s | 16 | 27% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Spokane
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Spokane, those come from the SPOKANE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Spokane number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 509 when you pick it.
Businesses around Spokane
Spokane is part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, home to 605,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 15,369 business establishments in the Spokane, WA metro area in 2023, employing 227,131 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (2,085), health care and social assistance (1,960), and retail trade (1,694).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 418 | 7,820 | 18.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 386 | 7,479 | 19.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 384 | 651 | 1.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 350 | 1,010 | 2.9 |
| Law offices | 293 | 1,552 | 5.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 274 | 1,265 | 4.6 |
| Dental offices | 264 | 2,603 | 9.9 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 244 | 811 | 3.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Spokane 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 Spokane, 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 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Spokane, WA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $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 Spokane, WA?
509. All exchanges NANPA lists for Spokane are in 509.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Spokane?
38, holding 214 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Spokane 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 Spokane?
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).