Cape Girardeau, MO-IL business phone guide

About the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area covers 3 counties in Missouri and Illinois and had 98,862 residents in July 2024, up 1.4% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. Cape Girardeau County, MO is the most populous, with 83,658 people. By population it ranks 404th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 363rd by business establishments.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL's business base

County Business Patterns counted 2,609 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 41,675 people in mid-March with $2.0 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 16.0 employees per establishment. 47.4% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (401), health care and social assistance (349), and other services (except public administration) (284).

Business density and team size in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL has 26.4 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 7.3% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 16.0 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $47,092 (31.1% below the U.S. $68,342). 47.4% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 5.4% have 50 or more. Most establishments are far smaller than the average suggests, so it pays to price a phone plan at the headcount you actually have rather than the average.

Small-business industries in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 96 have a published Census count in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL. The largest are limited-service restaurants (87), full-service restaurants (85), and insurance agencies and brokerages (79). Relative to population, nursery, garden center and farm supply stores are the most over-represented: 12.1 per 100,000 residents against 3.9 nationally.

Area codes in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

The area's named cities and towns have 75 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 4 area codes; 573 has the most (72%). 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 4 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Cape Girardeau, MO-IL business

The comparison below uses 16 users, the rounded average establishment size in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $399.20 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $480.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Callata in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 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.