Meridian, MS business phone guide

The Meridian, MS area

The Meridian, MS micropolitan area covers 2 counties in Mississippi and had 85,743 residents in July 2024, down 3.2% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. Lauderdale County, MS is the most populous, with 70,588 people. By population it ranks 433rd of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 429th by business establishments.

Meridian, MS's business base

County Business Patterns counted 1,978 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 29,549 people in mid-March with $1.3 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 14.9 employees per establishment. 49.0% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (394), other services (except public administration) (253), and health care and social assistance (234).

How Meridian, MS's businesses compare

Meridian, MS has 23.1 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 6.2% below the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 14.9 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $44,974 (34.2% below the U.S. $68,342). 49.0% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 6.1% have 50 or more. Because a handful of large employers lift the average, the share of very small establishments says more about who buys a small-business phone system.

Small-business industries in Meridian, MS

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 83 have a published Census count in Meridian, MS. The largest are limited-service restaurants (88), full-service restaurants (52), and physician practices (43). Relative to population, tire dealers are the most over-represented: 16.3 per 100,000 residents against 6.0 nationally.

Phone numbers in the Meridian, MS area

The area's named cities and towns have 84 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 2 area codes; 601 has the most (76%). 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 Meridian, MS business

The comparison below uses 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in Meridian, MS. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Meridian, MS

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.

If you already have a number in Meridian, MS, 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.