Why Your Area Code Matters

This post was sponsored by Utility Telecom, a leading provider of VoIP telephone systems and internet services to businesses and organizations all over California and Nevada.

Businesses in every major city are well aware that local area codes are becoming more and more limited. With an estimated 1 percent annual population increase, the U.S. is facing problems with providing new numbers in major regions. In the telecommunications industry, additional area codes, or overlays, are introduced into the same geographical region served by the North American Number Plan (NANP). This has created confusion as to which area code belongs exclusively to each geographical region.

While getting a new number is an essential part of establishing a business, having an unrecognizable area code can make an organization look unestablished in the market. Non-local area codes may come off as suspicious to potential customers, making the business lose out on potential clients.

What are some benefits of having a local area code?

  • Establish a local presence in each city your business provides services in.
  • Send and receive calls from a local number so future customers are more inclined to pick up.
  • Create trust and a sense of history with a local number.
  • Have a virtual phone number with hosted cloud-services that will allow you to take your local number anywhere.

Having a local number will benefit your business in many ways. Unfortunately, there are only a limited number of area codes left to grab. Utility Telecom has exclusive California area codes in the regions of 916, 310, 510, 408, and 415 areas. Some of these area codes are over 70 years old and date back to the original list of the NANP.

To learn more about Utility Telecom’s exclusive area codes in your region, visit their website here.