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Get a local business phone number in Monticello, WI

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

Area code
608
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
1,179Census 2024 est.

What area code is Monticello, WI?

With 1,179 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Monticello sits in Green County, Wisconsin. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 608. 608 is part of an overlay with 353, so a new local number in Monticello may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Monticello is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 608 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Monticello, WI
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
6082100%1955353Central

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

Monticello exchanges by carrier

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Monticello's rate center. Ton80 Communications, 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. 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Monticello, WI
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Ton80 Communications, LLC150%
Utelco, INC.150%

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.

Monticello phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Monticello's rate center (MONTICELLO). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2022. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Monticello, WI
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
608840, 938

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

What makes a number local to Monticello

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

If your business already has a Monticello number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Businesses around Monticello

Monticello is part of the Madison, WI metro area, home to 708,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 17,791 business establishments in the Madison, WI metro area in 2023, employing 358,759 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (2,203), retail trade (2,026), and health care and social assistance (1,934).

Selected industries in the Madison, WI metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants60112,18720.3
Limited-service restaurants51010,10719.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers3758392.2
Landscaping services3022,1927.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages2951,3504.6
Residential remodelers2901,5005.2
Law offices2521,9697.8
Child day care services2423,53714.6

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

Business phone service in Monticello

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 Monticello, 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 20 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Madison, WI metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $499.00 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $600.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 20 people cost $399.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 20-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Monticello, WI?

608. All exchanges NANPA lists for Monticello are in 608.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Monticello?

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

Can I keep my existing Monticello 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 Monticello?

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).