Barnstable Town, MA business phone guide

Barnstable Town, MA at a glance

The Barnstable Town, MA metro area covers 1 county in Massachusetts and had 233,000 residents in July 2024, up 1.5% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 207th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 142nd by business establishments.

Establishments and employment in Barnstable Town, MA

County Business Patterns counted 8,957 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 76,963 people in mid-March with $4.8 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 8.6 employees per establishment. 62.8% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are construction (1,516), retail trade (1,402), and accommodation and food services (1,097).

How Barnstable Town, MA's businesses compare

Barnstable Town, MA has 38.5 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 56.7% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 8.6 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $61,811 (9.6% below the U.S. $68,342). 62.8% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 2.3% have 50 or more. Averages are pulled up by large employers; the size table is the better guide to what a typical business here looks like.

Small-business industries in Barnstable Town, MA

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 133 have a published Census count in Barnstable Town, MA. The largest are landscaping services (478), full-service restaurants (446), and residential remodelers (443). Relative to population, marinas are the most over-represented: 17.2 per 100,000 residents against 1.1 nationally.

Which area codes serve Barnstable Town, MA

The area's named cities and towns have 101 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 2 area codes; 774 has the most (50%). A local number in the code your customers know is the simplest signal that you are nearby; Callata's plan includes up to 3.

Local numbers by city

Pages for 9 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Barnstable Town, MA business

A 9-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Barnstable Town, MA. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $270.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $224.55. On Callata the same 9 people cost $179.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Barnstable Town, MA

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 Barnstable Town, MA, 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.