Emporia, KS business phone guide

The Emporia, KS area

The Emporia, KS micropolitan area covers 2 counties in Kansas and had 35,027 residents in July 2024, up 0.8% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. Lyon County, KS is the most populous, with 32,520 people. By population it ranks 780th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 718th by business establishments.

Businesses in Emporia, KS

County Business Patterns counted 899 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 13,635 people in mid-March with $619.9 million in annual payroll. That is an average of 15.2 employees per establishment. 50.9% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (128), accommodation and food services (115), and health care and social assistance (113).

Emporia, KS compared with the U.S.

Emporia, KS has 25.7 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 4.4% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 15.2 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $45,466 (33.5% below the U.S. $68,342). 50.9% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 5.0% 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 Emporia, KS

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 56 have a published Census count in Emporia, KS. The largest are limited-service restaurants (37), full-service restaurants (32), and insurance agencies and brokerages (31). Relative to population, beer, wine and liquor stores are the most over-represented: 40.0 per 100,000 residents against 10.7 nationally.

Phone numbers in the Emporia, KS area

The area's named cities and towns have 28 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 1 area code; 620 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 1 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Emporia, KS business

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in Emporia, KS, 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. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Emporia, KS

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Emporia, KS, 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.