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Get a local business phone number in Lake Mills, WI

Lake Mills's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lake Mills number in front of your customers.

Area code
920 / 274
Exchanges
5NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
6,617Census 2024 est.

Lake Mills area codes

Lake Mills, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, had a Census-estimated population of 6,617 in July 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 920 has the most (4, 80%). 920 is part of an overlay with 274, so a new local number in Lake Mills may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills, WI
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
920480%1997274Central
274120%2023920Central

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

Lake Mills exchanges by carrier

4 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Lake Mills's rate center. T-mobile USA, INC. has the most, with 2. 5 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 Lake Mills, WI
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
T-mobile USA, INC.240%
Onvoy, LLC - Wi120%
Frontier North INC. - Wi120%
Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC120%

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 Lake Mills

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lake Mills. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Lake Mills, WI
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
274444
920222, 297, 648, 945

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Lake Mills's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Lake Mills's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Lake Mills, WI: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s150%
2020s150%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

Rate centers and local calling in Lake Mills

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lake Mills, those come from the LAKE MILLS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

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

Businesses around Lake Mills

Lake Mills is part of the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI micropolitan area, home to 86,245 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,058 business establishments in the Watertown, WI micropolitan area in 2023, employing 31,584 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (287), retail trade (266), and health care and social assistance (215).

Selected industries in the Watertown, WI micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants6577812.0
Limited-service restaurants551,25222.8
Landscaping services43——
Residential remodelers36882.4
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors341654.9
Drinking places341364.0
General automotive repair shops311424.6
Insurance agencies and brokerages29——

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

A Lake Mills number on Callata

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.

Porting a number you already use in Lake Mills 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.

The comparison below uses 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Watertown, WI micropolitan 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. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 15-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Lake Mills, WI?

Lake Mills has exchanges in 920 and 274; 920 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Lake Mills?

4, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills?

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).