Poplar Bluff, MO business phone guide

The Poplar Bluff, MO area

The Poplar Bluff, MO micropolitan area covers 1 county in Missouri and had 41,814 residents in July 2024, down 0.7% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 691st of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 655th by business establishments.

Businesses in Poplar Bluff, MO

County Business Patterns counted 1,030 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 15,429 people in mid-March with $718.2 million in annual payroll. That is an average of 15.0 employees per establishment. 49.4% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are health care and social assistance (204), retail trade (194), and accommodation and food services (106).

Poplar Bluff, MO compared with the U.S.

Poplar Bluff, MO has 24.6 business establishments per 1,000 residents, in line with the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 15.0 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $46,550 (31.9% below the U.S. $68,342). 49.4% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 4.7% 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 Poplar Bluff, MO

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 57 have a published Census count in Poplar Bluff, MO. The largest are agencies providing services for the elderly and persons with disabilities (47), limited-service restaurants (40), and physician practices (31). Relative to population, agencies providing services for the elderly and persons with disabilities are the most over-represented: 112.4 per 100,000 residents against 11.8 nationally.

Area codes in Poplar Bluff, MO

The area's named cities and towns have 23 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 2 area codes; 573 has the most (96%). 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 1 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Poplar Bluff, MO business

A 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Poplar Bluff, MO. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Callata in Poplar Bluff, MO

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.

Porting a number you already use in Poplar Bluff, MO 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.