Natchez, MS-LA business phone guide

The Natchez, MS-LA area

The Natchez, MS-LA micropolitan area covers 3 counties in Mississippi and Louisiana and had 53,371 residents in July 2024, down 3.8% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. Adams County, MS is the most populous, with 28,674 people. By population it ranks 591st of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 611th by business establishments.

Businesses in Natchez, MS-LA

County Business Patterns counted 1,130 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 13,763 people in mid-March with $568.6 million in annual payroll. That is an average of 12.2 employees per establishment. 50.8% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (206), health care and social assistance (151), and other services (except public administration) (123).

How Natchez, MS-LA's businesses compare

Natchez, MS-LA has 21.2 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 13.9% below the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 12.2 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $41,313 (39.6% below the U.S. $68,342). 50.8% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 4.6% 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 Natchez, MS-LA

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 51 have a published Census count in Natchez, MS-LA. The largest are limited-service restaurants (34), physician practices (29), and full-service restaurants (27). Relative to population, automotive body, paint and interior repair shops are the most over-represented: 18.7 per 100,000 residents against 10.3 nationally.

Phone numbers in the Natchez, MS-LA area

The area's named cities and towns have 55 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 3 area codes; 601 has the most (49%). 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 4 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Natchez, MS-LA business

The comparison below uses 12 users, the rounded average establishment size in Natchez, MS-LA. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $299.40 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $360.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 12 people cost $239.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Natchez, MS-LA

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 Natchez, MS-LA, 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.