Oshkosh, WI business phone guide

The Oshkosh, WI area

The Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area covers 1 county in Wisconsin and had 173,000 residents in July 2024, up 0.9% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 257th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 268th by business establishments.

Businesses in Oshkosh, WI

County Business Patterns counted 3,784 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 91,036 people in mid-March with $5.6 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 24.1 employees per establishment. 45.4% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are health care and social assistance (527), retail trade (453), and accommodation and food services (411).

Oshkosh, WI compared with the U.S.

Oshkosh, WI has 21.8 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 11.2% below the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 24.1 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $61,450 (10.1% below the U.S. $68,342). 45.4% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 7.9% 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 Oshkosh, WI

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 109 have a published Census count in Oshkosh, WI. The largest are physician practices (133), limited-service restaurants (118), and full-service restaurants (117). Relative to population, drinking places are the most over-represented: 55.4 per 100,000 residents against 12.0 nationally.

Area codes in Oshkosh, WI

The area's named cities and towns have 75 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 3 area codes; 920 has the most (93%). 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 5 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Oshkosh, WI business

A 24-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Oshkosh, WI. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $720.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $598.80. On Callata the same 24 people cost $479.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Oshkosh, WI

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 Oshkosh, WI, 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.