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Get a local business phone number in Black Creek, WI

Black Creek's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Black Creek number in front of your customers.

Area code
920
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
1,335Census 2024 est.

Black Creek area codes

Black Creek, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, had a Census-estimated population of 1,335 in July 2024. All 2 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 Black Creek may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Black Creek 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 codes with exchanges in Black Creek, WI
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
9202100%1997274Central

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Black Creek exchanges by carrier

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Black Creek's rate center. Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC has the most, with 1. 2 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Black Creek, WI
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC150%
Brightspeed of Central Wisconsin, LLC150%

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.

Black Creek phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Black Creek. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Black Creek, WI
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
920519, 984

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

How local numbers work in Black Creek

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Black Creek's numbers are rated to the BLACKCREEK rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Black Creek number.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 920 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Black Creek is part of the Appleton, WI metro area, home to 249,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,272 business establishments in the Appleton, WI metro area in 2023, employing 115,626 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (786), construction (758), and health care and social assistance (686).

Selected industries in the Appleton, WI metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants2014,37621.8
Limited-service restaurants1593,19320.1
Physician practices1582,30314.6
Insurance agencies and brokerages1306034.6
Drinking places1047367.1
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1012,29122.7
Landscaping services1015115.1
Offices of real estate agents and brokers931972.1

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Business phone service in Black Creek

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.

If you already have a number in Black Creek, 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.

An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Appleton, WI metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for an 18-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$359.00$4,308.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$342.00$4,104.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$414.00$4,968.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$449.10$5,389.20
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$486.00$5,832.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$540.00$6,480.00

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 Black Creek, WI?

920. All exchanges NANPA lists for Black Creek are in 920.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Black Creek?

2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Black Creek 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 Black Creek?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).