Thinking of expanding your business into Dallas, Texas? You need a local phone number with area code 972—and you can get it as part of Dialpad’s unified communications plans. Try Dialpad for free to get set up with a local number!
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Local numbers are useful for both inbound and outbound customer teams—and when you buy them from Dialpad, you’re getting far more than just a VoIP phone number.
All of Dialpad’s paid unified communications plans come with a local number included, in this case a number with your local 972 area code. This is along with unified communications features like phone calls, video conferencing, SMS/MMS messaging and team messages, and more—all from one intuitive, easy-to-use desktop or mobile app:
The lowest plan starts at just $15/user/month, which also includes unlimited calling and texting in the US and Canada!
Next, let’s look at why you might need a 972 area code.
The (972) area code serves Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas, including part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Located in the Central time zone, it’s an overlay for area code 214 and serves the same area.
The 972 prefix was first put into service in 1996—and if you really want a phone number with this area code, you should get it soon because it's starting to run out of numbers! Due to the growing population in the area, the 469 area code was added in 1999 and in 2021, the 945 area code was also assigned to this region.
As well as Dallas itself, the area code 972 location includes the major cities of Plano, Garland, Irving, Mesquite, McKinney, Carrollton, Firisco and Richardson. It also covers major counties like Collin, Ellis, Rockwall, Denton, and Kaufman.
Dialpad’s not just about phone calls—the desktop and mobile app brings all your communication channels together into one app, from video conferencing to SMS and instant messaging, and even a contact center platform if you need it.
Use Dialpad’s desktop and mobile app across iOS, Android, PC, and Mac—or just use your web browser to join a call or video meeting, no downloads needed.
Never miss a call again. Dialpad’s call forwarding feature lets you choose up to five external numbers, so you can have calls automatically forwarded to your cell phone or landline, a colleague, or another department.
Smart call routing gets your callers to the right department or person—without you having to lift a finger. With Dialpad, you can easily set your own rules for specific people or departments, have out-of-hours calls sent to voicemail, and make changes to your IVR without any help from IT!
With Dialpad, you can make work calls from your personal cell phone—while showing your 972 area code work number and protecting your privacy.
Dialpad’s built-in AI is built by our own team and integrated directly into the communications platform to transcribe your phone calls and video meetings—in real-time. This way, you don't have to be distracted with note-taking and can give them your full attention (and Dialpad even detects highlights and action items).
When you're in back-to-back meetings all day, you can't always listen to every voicemail. Dialpad's visual voicemail feature transcribes your voicemails into text, so you can quickly read them when it isn't convenient to listen to them. (It even emails the audio and text versions to you!)
Try all these features out in Dialpad's unified communications platform! Sign up for a 14-day free trial to take it for a test drive. It takes just a few minutes, and you'll be set up with a 972 number too. Or, take a self-guided interactive tour of Dialpad to play with the app on your own first!
Local numbers are a great way to make a small business seem bigger, or for larger enterprises to establish a local presence without real estate. With a 972 area code number for Texas, you can set up a virtual branch out of Dallas, Lewisville, or Allen without having to rent or buy a physical office space.
Running a marketing campaign that encourages customers to dial your business number? Make it a local one—they’re far more likely to call since they won't have to worry about long-distance charges. And when you call them, they’ll be more inclined to pick up the phone if it's a local Dallas TX area code in the caller ID.
Dallas is the ninth largest city in the US, with an estimated population of 1.3 million—that’s a lot of potential customers. But there are other reasons why a Dallas Texas area code is an asset. The state has a strong economy with lower-than-average unemployment, and this area is home to many large businesses, including Texas Instruments, Game Stop, 7-Eleven, Inc., Neiman Marcus, and others.
It’s super-easy to look up area codes and add a local number in Dialpad. When you sign up for a free 14-day trial, which takes just a few minutes, you’ll also be set up with a phone number with your area code of choice—in this case, a 972 area code.
Or, if you’re already with Dialpad, it’s easy to add another VoIP number or do an area code lookup too:
Step 1. Navigate to Settings
Step 2. Choose “Add a Number”
Step 3. Check your local licenses and add a business phone line
Step 4. Confirm the new phone number or select it from the Change menu.
That’s it!
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