Get a local business phone number in Rice Lake, WI
Rice Lake's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Rice Lake number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 715 / 534
- Exchanges
- 20NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 8,971Census 2024 est.
Rice Lake area codes
Rice Lake, in Barron County, Wisconsin, had a Census-estimated population of 8,971 in July 2024. NANPA lists 20 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 715 has the most (15, 75%). 715 is part of an overlay with 534, so a new local number in Rice Lake may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Rice Lake is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 715 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Rice Lake exchanges by carrier
8 carriers hold the 20 exchanges assigned to Rice Lake's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 9. 13 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Rice Lake can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 9 | 45% |
| Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC d/b/a Centurylink | 2 | 10% |
| CTC Telcom, INC. | 2 | 10% |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 2 | 10% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Wi | 2 | 10% |
| Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 1 | 5.0% |
| Centurylink Communications, LLC | 1 | 5.0% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Wi | 1 | 5.0% |
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 Rice Lake
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Rice Lake. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 6 of the 20 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 534 | 208, 214, 218, 223, 226 |
| 715 | 205, 234, 236, 296, 434, 475, 651, 719, 736, 761, 788, 790, 914, 931, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Rice Lake's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Rice Lake's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 38% |
| 2010s | 2 | 15% |
| 2020s | 6 | 46% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Rice Lake
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Rice Lake that is RICE LAKE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Rice Lake.
Keeping an existing Rice Lake number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 715 when you pick it.
Businesses around Rice Lake
Rice Lake is part of the Rice Lake, WI micropolitan area, home to 46,810 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,340 business establishments in the Rice Lake, WI micropolitan area in 2023, employing 17,770 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (200), accommodation and food services (155), and construction (154).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 44 | 598 | 13.6 |
| Drinking places | 41 | 169 | 4.1 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 29 | 494 | 17.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 26 | — | — |
| Landscaping services | 22 | 68 | 3.1 |
| General automotive repair shops | 21 | 57 | 2.7 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 19 | 100 | 5.3 |
| Site preparation contractors | 19 | 71 | 3.7 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Rice Lake number on Callata
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.
Porting a number you already use in Rice Lake 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.
A 13-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Rice Lake, WI micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $390.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $324.35. Callata comes to $259.00 a month for 13 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
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 Rice Lake, WI?
Rice Lake has exchanges in 715 and 534; 715 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Rice Lake?
8, holding 20 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).