Brookhaven, MS business phone guide

The Brookhaven, MS area

The Brookhaven, MS micropolitan area covers 1 county in Mississippi and had 34,956 residents in July 2024, up 0.1% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 781st of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 761st by business establishments.

Businesses in Brookhaven, MS

County Business Patterns counted 810 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 11,675 people in mid-March with $512.0 million in annual payroll. That is an average of 14.4 employees per establishment. 48.9% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (160), other services (except public administration) (103), and health care and social assistance (80).

Brookhaven, MS compared with the U.S.

Brookhaven, MS has 23.2 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 5.7% below the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 14.4 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $43,857 (35.8% below the U.S. $68,342). 48.9% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 4.2% have 50 or more. Because a handful of large employers lift the average, the share of very small establishments says more about who buys a small-business phone system.

Small-business industries in Brookhaven, MS

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 40 have a published Census count in Brookhaven, MS. The largest are limited-service restaurants (34), physician practices (19), and insurance agencies and brokerages (19). Relative to population, insurance agencies and brokerages are the most over-represented: 54.4 per 100,000 residents against 39.3 nationally.

Area codes in Brookhaven, MS

The area's named cities and towns have 23 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 2 area codes; 601 has the most (87%). 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 1 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Brookhaven, MS business

A 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Brookhaven, MS. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Brookhaven, MS

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 Brookhaven, MS, 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.