How to Find the Perfect Telephone Number

You’ve come to our site on a quest to find the perfect new telephone number. Perhaps you intend to use it to improve the presence of your business or fuel a marketing campaign, or perhaps you want a catchy mobile number to share with friends and family. Regardless of the reason, we have tens of millions of numbers to choose from. 

The purpose of this guide is to help you narrow down your search to find the perfect number for you. Let’s get started.

Beginning your search

We recommend beginning your number search on our Number Search Page. From there, you can select whether or not you want a Local or Toll-Free number. 

Searching for local numbers

If you’re searching for a local number, be sure to click LOCAL at the top of your screen. From there you can select your State which includes the United States, Canadian provinces, and US territories like the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and more.

Narrow down your search by typing or selecting your desired Area Code. You likely have quite a few numbers to choose from at this point. We will explore some ways to further narrow your search in a moment.

Note that both the state and area code searches are optional. You can leave these blank and proceed to Search for Specific Numbers and Patterns below.

Searching for toll-free numbers

If you’re searching for a toll-free number, instead, click TOLL-FREE at the top of your screen. From there, you can select one of the toll-free area codes in the drop-down menu and begin browsing through our many selections. Now, let’s talk about how to narrow down your search even further.

If you leave the area code set at 8** you can proceed to the next section and search for specific numbers and patterns in all toll-free area codes. The asterisks act as a placeholder for digits in the number. For a more specific result, such as 800 or 888, select those from the dropdown menu. 

Searching for specific numbers and patterns

For both local and toll-free number searches, we offer another field after the area code where you can search for specific numbers. You have several options with this box to quickly narrow your search.

There are a few things to note when entering your criteria:

• You can enter up to 7 characters.
• Enter numbers, letters, or a combination of the two.
• Use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard placeholder.

Let’s do a few examples.

Example #1 - Searching for all toll-free numbers ending in BARN

In this example, you will do the following:

1. Select TOLL-FREE at the top.
2. Select “8**” from the drop-down menu. This will search ALL toll-free area codes.
3. Enter “BARN” in the number search box. 

By default, this will only display numbers ending with BARN. If you’d like BARN to show up in the first 7 digits, you would enter the search string as “BARN***.” The search will look like this:

As a result, you’ll receive a multitude of numbers to choose from. If you’re feeling daring, you can replace some of those asterisks with numbers to narrow your search further.

Example #2 - Searching for all numbers in the 212 area code starting with 777

In this example, you will do the following:

1. Select LOCAL at the top.
2. Enter “212” as the area code.
3. Enter “777****” in the number search box. The placement of the asterisks ensures that you only see numbers beginning with 777. The search will look like this:

Again, if you want to narrow down the search further, replace those asterisks with other numbers.

Example #3 - Searching for all numbers in the 619 area code containing 5555

In this example, you will do the following:

1. Select LOCAL at the top.
2. Enter “619” as the area code.
3. Enter “5555” in the number search box. 

This will show all numbers ending in the 5555 patterns. If you want the 7 digits to start with 5555, your search string will look like “5555***”.

As you search for the perfect number, you may have to adjust your search until you find the best result. 

Filtering your search results

As you are conducting your search, you will see a bar on the left side where you can filter your search. Let’s review the different options.

Get it Now

This displays only numbers that are available within two hours or less. Numbers with longer fulfillment time frames will not be displayed.

Find a Block

Looking for numbers in a particular area code that is in numerical order? For example, the numbers might be (619) 555-5550, (619) 555-5551, (619) 555-5552, and so on. The last digit counts up in ascending order. Be sure to include an area code to narrow down your search. 

Select this option and enter the total amount of numbers you need in a given area code. You will then see a list of the various blocks of numbers matching your criteria and you can click “Add to Cart” on the numbers that you want. You can also specify what you want the block of numbers to begin with. For instance, if you want to find a block of numbers in the 760 area code where a block of numbers begins with (760) ***-*100, (760) ***-*001, etc.. See the example below: 

For Sale Only

This option will display numbers available for sale. It will also display numbers available for sale or license but will not display numbers that are only available for license.

For License Only

This option displays numbers that are available for license. Numbers that are for sale or license will display but numbers that are only available for sale will not.

Category

To make your life easier, we group many numbers into categories based on the words they spell. Here’s an example of some you might see:

Numbers that spell words like LAW, SUE, and HELP will show up in the “Legal” category. If we don’t have any numbers that fit into certain categories for the area code you’ve selected, we won’t display the category name at all.

Pattern

This filter is all about identifying certain patterns and repeating characters that make a number easy to remember. The filter looks like this:

Now here’s a cheat sheet so you know what each of these means:

• Million - This is a 7-digit number with a digit followed by 6 zeros. Example: (555) 500-0000
• Thousand - This is a number that ends in 4 of the same digit. Example: (555) 842-5555
• Ascending - This is a number that ends in at least 4 digits counting up in numerical order. Example: (555) 555-1234
• Repeater - Similar to millions, this is a 7-digit number with at least 6 repeating digits, but sometimes 7. Example: (555) 855-5555

Rounding out the list, you will see a series of patterns with X, Y, and 0. Here’s what those mean.

• X is one matching digit
• Y is a different matching digit than X
• 0 always means zero

To help understand the logic, here are a few examples:

• XYXY - (555) 646-4343
• XYYY - (555) 223-4555
• X000 - (555) 448-5000

Price

We offer five different pricing brackets to filter by as pictured below. There are two important things to note about this filter.

• If used with “For Sale Only” - This will filter based on the sale price of the number.
• If used with “For License Only” - This will filter based on the one-time license fee, not the monthly license price.

Sorting your search

We also offer four different sort options using the Sort by a drop-down box in the upper right corner of the search. These options include:

• Best Match
• Numeric
• Price (Low to High)
• Price (High to Low)

Still need help?

We want you to find the perfect number. If you’re having any trouble narrowing down the search, our number support team is always here to help!

Additional Questions

What are "Exclusive Numbers?"

What are "Featured Numbers?"

If you see a number that is "Featured" you can consider these to be premium results that closely match your number search. In other words, these are really, really good numbers that we think you will like.

Why am I receiving a "This number is no longer available. Please try another selection" error?

Many of the numbers displayed on our website are available through carriers who also make their numbers available to other service providers, like NumberBarn.

While we work to keep our inventory listing as up-to-date as we possibly can, occasionally numbers are claimed by other service providers before we have a chance to update our inventory.

When you attempt to add a number to your shopping basket, we do one last check to make sure the number is truly available. This error means we are unable to get that number. If you find that you are receiving that error frequently, please reach out to our number experts and we will help you find the perfect number.

How can I find the same 7-digit number in multiple different area codes?

This is a bit more of an advanced search and isn't currently supported in our search. But we do have some additional tools to search for you and we are happy to take a look and see what's available. Contact customer support and let us know the specific area codes and we can do a search to see what's available.