Burlington, VT business phone guide

Burlington, VT at a glance

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area covers 3 counties in Vermont and had 229,000 residents in July 2024, up 1.7% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. Chittenden County, VT is the most populous, with 171,000 people. By population it ranks 210th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 172nd by business establishments.

Burlington, VT's business base

County Business Patterns counted 6,936 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 102,443 people in mid-March with $6.4 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 14.8 employees per establishment. 53.0% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (917), professional, scientific, and technical services (849), and construction (818).

How Burlington, VT's businesses compare

Burlington, VT has 30.2 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 23.0% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 14.8 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $62,509 (8.5% below the U.S. $68,342). 53.0% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 5.3% 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 Burlington, VT

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 128 have a published Census count in Burlington, VT. The largest are full-service restaurants (184), residential remodelers (155), and limited-service restaurants (153). Relative to population, breweries are the most over-represented: 8.3 per 100,000 residents against 1.5 nationally.

Phone numbers in the Burlington, VT area

The area's named cities and towns have 141 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 1 area code; 802 has the most (100%). Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a business serving several parts of the area can hold a number in each.

Local numbers by city

Pages for 14 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Burlington, VT business

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in Burlington, VT, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $450.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $374.25, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Callata in Burlington, VT

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 Burlington, VT 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.