Get a local business phone number in Beaver Dam, WI
Beaver Dam's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Beaver Dam number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 920
- Exchanges
- 19NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 10
- Population
- 16,443Census 2024 est.
What area code is Beaver Dam, WI?
Beaver Dam city is a Census place in Dodge County, Wisconsin, with an estimated 16,443 residents in 2024. All 19 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 920. 920 is part of an overlay with 274, so a new local number in Beaver Dam may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Beaver Dam is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 920 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 920 | 19 | 100% | 1997 | 274 | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Beaver Dam exchanges by carrier
10 carriers hold the 19 exchanges assigned to Beaver Dam's rate center. United States Cellular - Wi has the most, with 4. 15 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Beaver Dam can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States Cellular - Wi | 4 | 21% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Wi | 4 | 21% |
| Wisconsin Bell INC | 3 | 16% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 2 | 11% |
| American Messaging Services, LLC | 1 | 5.3% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 1 | 5.3% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC Wi | 1 | 5.3% |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | 1 | 5.3% |
| Level 3 Telecom of Wisconsin, LP - Wi | 1 | 5.3% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 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.
Beaver Dam phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Beaver Dam. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 920 | 210, 219, 296, 306, 317, 318, 319, 344, 356, 382, 392, 557, 631, 763, 791, 820, 821, 885, 887 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Beaver Dam's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Beaver Dam numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 50% |
| 2010s | 2 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Beaver Dam
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Beaver Dam that is BEAVER DAM, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Beaver Dam.
Keeping an existing Beaver Dam number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 920 when you pick it.
Businesses around Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam is part of the Beaver Dam, WI micropolitan area, home to 88,635 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,693 business establishments in the Beaver Dam, WI micropolitan area in 2023, employing 33,265 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (230), retail trade (206), and other services (except public administration) (202).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 56 | 537 | 9.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 42 | 784 | 18.7 |
| Drinking places | 35 | 141 | 4.0 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 34 | 222 | 6.5 |
| Landscaping services | 33 | 136 | 4.1 |
| Physician practices | 29 | 389 | 13.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 29 | — | — |
| Residential remodelers | 27 | 59 | 2.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Beaver Dam
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.
If you already have a number in Beaver Dam, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Beaver Dam, WI micropolitan area, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $600.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $499.00, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 20 people cost $399.00 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 | $399.00 | $4,788.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $380.00 | $4,560.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $460.00 | $5,520.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $499.00 | $5,988.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $600.00 | $7,200.00 |
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 Beaver Dam, WI?
920. All exchanges NANPA lists for Beaver Dam are in 920.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Beaver Dam?
10, holding 19 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 20 users come to $399.00 a month. For comparison, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $600.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).