Call customers locally across the US and Canada from a 872 area code number using OpenPhone. Use your new number on any smartphone or computer without buying any additional hardware. You can activate a business phone number in minutes.
Pricing for a 872 phone number starts at just $13 per user per month with OpenPhone.
If you need a new business phone number in area code 872 or a city nearby, you likely need some details about the locale. We took a closer look at area code 872. Here’s what we found.
Area code 872 covers Cook county – Its principal city is Chicago, which has a population of 2,746,388.
The area code encompasses people in the Illinois: overlay of telephone area codes 312 (downtown Chicago) and 773 (City of Chicago excluding downtown) in Chicago, Illinois.
Nearby area codes are 219 (Hammond, IN), 224/847 (Elgin, IL), 312 (Chicago, IL), 331/630 (Aurora, IL), 708 (Cicero, IL), 773 (Chicago, IL), 779/815 (Rockford, IL).
With a local 872 phone number, you can effectively get in front of the right people and establish a foothold in the Chicago, IL area.
Are you starting a business in area code 872 or looking to expand there? You can get a feel for the climate with these facts on employers, population, and top industries.
This Central Standard Time metropolis is in Cook County. Its unemployment rate of 11.1% hasn’t stopped some large employers from hiring. The biggest employers in the city of Chicago are: Chicago Public Schools, Walgreens, Mcdonald’s, Abbvie, University of Illinois at Chicago, Allstate, Advocate Health Care, Abbott, Northwestern University, United Airlines.
Try out calling and texting with an area code tied to this flourishing region and confirm OpenPhone is a great fit for your business by starting a free seven-day trial of OpenPhone.
See which specific 872 phone numbers are available and claim your own Chicago, Illinois number by signing up for a free trial. Here’s how it works: using our service, you can easily set up your local phone number without the need to install any additional hardware. Easily download and install our app, and find the right numbers for your business.
Enter your email address or sign in with your Google account.
Then search by city (Chicago, IL) or area code (872) to select a specific local number.
Verify your account via credit card (you won’t be charged until your trial ends, cancel anytime.)
Use the OpenPhone browser app or download the desktop apps or mobile apps.
OpenPhone lets you get a new business phone number in area code 872. You can even port over your existing number with no service interruptions. Use your number on any cell phone, tablet, or computer using OpenPhone, the #1 rated business phone platform on G2. There’s an app for all your favorite devices so your conversations — and contacts — always stay in one place.
Make and receive calls from across the state or around the world. An OpenPhone business number travels with you wherever you have an internet connection. Best of all, you can use your phone number from anywhere to call anyone in the US or Canada without any long-distance charges. Calls to other countries are just a fraction of what you’d pay with a traditional carrier.
You can also have different numbers for departments, teammates, and locations. If you need a new number, it takes just seconds to activate and assign unique numbers to someone on your team. There are no waiting periods, no trips to the store, and no contracts to sign.
OpenPhone’s modern business phone platform comes packed with features that make looking professional effortless. Start by easily adding a phone menu, caller ID, and away voicemail greeting.
Decide which numbers to share with team members. Share the main business number with your entire team or share it with your assistant so after-hours calls get answered. Create departments for small groups. Then everyone can collaborate on any external communication through internal threads. You can even offer direct lines for your employees, too.
Most importantly, your team can quickly catch up on any conversation. Anyone with access to your a shared number inbox can see all voicemails, call history, and text messaging in a single view for every contact.
With your OpenPhone number, you have complete control over your business calls. Know which calls are business and which are personal. Your private number stays private — and when you’re off the clock, you can mute notifications for business calls.
OpenPhone’s flexible suite of features means you’re open for business from any device, anywhere.
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