Los Angeles, CA business phone guide

About the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area covers 2 counties in California and had 12.9 million residents in July 2024, down 2.1% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. Los Angeles County, CA is the most populous, with 9.8 million people. By population it ranks 2nd of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 2nd by business establishments.

Businesses in Los Angeles, CA

County Business Patterns counted 411,949 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 5,568,514 people in mid-March with $418.3 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 13.5 employees per establishment. 62.6% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are professional, scientific, and technical services (61,848), health care and social assistance (53,869), and retail trade (38,838).

How Los Angeles, CA's businesses compare

Los Angeles, CA has 31.9 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 29.6% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 13.5 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $75,120 (9.9% above the U.S. $68,342). 62.6% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 4.5% 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 Los Angeles, CA

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 141 have a published Census count in Los Angeles, CA. The largest are physician practices (13,775), limited-service restaurants (12,756), and law offices (11,330). Relative to population, motion picture and video production companies are the most over-represented: 44.1 per 100,000 residents against 5.1 nationally.

Area codes in Los Angeles, CA

The area's named cities and towns have 5,720 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 17 area codes; 323 has the most (14%). 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 49 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Los Angeles, CA business

The comparison below uses 14 users, the rounded average establishment size in Los Angeles, CA. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $349.30 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $420.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Callata in Los Angeles, CA

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.

Porting a number you already use in Los Angeles, CA 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.