The Dalles, OR business phone guide

About the The Dalles, OR micropolitan area

The The Dalles, OR micropolitan area covers 1 county in Oregon and had 26,507 residents in July 2024, down 0.6% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 851st of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 795th by business establishments.

The Dalles, OR's business base

County Business Patterns counted 735 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 7,679 people in mid-March with $394.2 million in annual payroll. That is an average of 10.4 employees per establishment. 54.7% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (104), health care and social assistance (94), and accommodation and food services (88).

The Dalles, OR compared with the U.S.

The Dalles, OR has 27.7 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 12.8% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 10.4 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $51,338 (24.9% below the U.S. $68,342). 54.7% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 3.1% 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 The Dalles, OR

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 43 have a published Census count in The Dalles, OR. The largest are full-service restaurants (29), limited-service restaurants (23), and offices of real estate agents and brokers (19). Relative to population, new single-family housing construction contractors are the most over-represented: 60.4 per 100,000 residents against 17.8 nationally.

Area codes in The Dalles, OR

The area's named cities and towns have 21 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 2 area codes; 541 has the most (90%). 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 The Dalles, OR business

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in The Dalles, OR, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $300.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $249.50, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $199.00 a month for 10 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Callata in The Dalles, OR

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 The Dalles, OR 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.