Seaford, DE business phone guide

The Seaford, DE area

The Seaford, DE micropolitan area covers 1 county in Delaware and had 271,000 residents in July 2024, up 14.2% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 187th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 189th by business establishments.

Businesses in Seaford, DE

County Business Patterns counted 6,411 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 78,541 people in mid-March with $4.0 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 12.3 employees per establishment. 54.8% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (1,070), construction (753), and accommodation and food services (712).

Seaford, DE compared with the U.S.

Seaford, DE has 23.6 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 3.8% below the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 12.3 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $51,039 (25.3% below the U.S. $68,342). 54.8% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 4.1% 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 Seaford, DE

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 130 have a published Census count in Seaford, DE. The largest are full-service restaurants (317), limited-service restaurants (195), and physician practices (162). Relative to population, marinas are the most over-represented: 5.9 per 100,000 residents against 1.1 nationally.

Phone numbers in the Seaford, DE area

The area's named cities and towns have 178 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 1 area code; 302 has the most (100%). 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 13 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Seaford, DE business

The comparison below uses 12 users, the rounded average establishment size in Seaford, DE. 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 Seaford, DE

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 Seaford, DE, 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.