Ellensburg, WA business phone guide

The Ellensburg, WA area

The Ellensburg, WA micropolitan area covers 1 county in Washington and had 48,172 residents in July 2024, up 3.5% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 624th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 524th by business establishments.

Ellensburg, WA's business base

County Business Patterns counted 1,500 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 13,283 people in mid-March with $630.1 million in annual payroll. That is an average of 8.9 employees per establishment. 59.0% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are construction (301), retail trade (187), and accommodation and food services (183).

Business density and team size in Ellensburg, WA

Ellensburg, WA has 31.1 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 26.7% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 8.9 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $47,435 (30.6% below the U.S. $68,342). 59.0% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 2.1% 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 Ellensburg, WA

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 78 have a published Census count in Ellensburg, WA. The largest are new single-family housing construction contractors (66), full-service restaurants (59), and limited-service restaurants (48). Relative to population, new single-family housing construction contractors are the most over-represented: 137.0 per 100,000 residents against 17.8 nationally.

Area codes in Ellensburg, WA

The area's named cities and towns have 27 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 1 area code; 509 has the most (100%). 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 2 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Ellensburg, WA business

A 9-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Ellensburg, WA. 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 Ellensburg, WA

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 Ellensburg, WA, 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.