585 area code

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Get an area code 585 number for your business with OpenPhone. OpenPhone gives you a local business phone number across the US and Canada, including area code 585. No extra hardware is necessary through OpenPhone — easily add a new virtual number to your existing smartphone, tablet, or computer to start calling and texting through a simple, modern app. Then customize your phone settings in minutes to streamline your communication.

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585 phone number

OpenPhone helps business owners start their businesses in local areas like area code 585. You can sign up for a phone number that lets you look local no matter where you travel and build loyalty with residents. You’ll be part of the neighborhood, calling from a familiar area code shows you’re committed to the community. A local phone number also makes it easier to get through to residents. It’s more convenient to place a local call — it’s more intriguing to pick up a local call, too.

Important facts

Your business can benefit from a local phone number if you serve local customers. You look knowledgeable about local norms, from real estate to slab grading. For many small businesses, having a local presence instills trust.

There’s plenty that makes area code 585 unique. Here are some of the most important details you need to know:

Area code 585 covers: New York (Rochester, Batavia, and much of western New York). Its main city is Rochester, New York. If you head to Rochester, you’ll be among the 211,328 residents of this area code’s biggest town.

This area code touches 9 other codes. It also borders 9 other counties, including Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Genesee, Wyoming, Allegany, Orleans, Steuben, and Yates counties. Nearby area codes are 272/570 (Scranton, PA), 289/365/905 (Hamilton, ON), 315/680 (Syracuse, NY), 607 (Binghamton, NY), 716 (Buffalo, NY), and 814 (Erie, PA).

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Doing business in area code 585

What’s the startup climate like for new businesses in area code 585? Here are some statistics on population, employment, and core regional businesses:

The largest county in area code 585, Monroe County, lies entirely within Eastern Standard Time. Population in the area is shrinking slightly. There was a -0.14% population change from 2019 to 2020.

Overall unemployment rates are significant for businesses looking to source talent and grow their presence in a new area. Between 2019 and 2020, the city of Rochester’s unemployment rate was 8.6%.

But none of these demographics tell the whole story of new business opportunities in the area. In fact, in area code 585, new enterprises are slightly dropping. Business applications were up 13.00% from 2019 to 2020. And many of these endeavors are thriving with a startup survival of rate 77.00% within New York.

Startups join an infrastructure of existing titans. In area code 585, newcomers can grow along with Rochester, NY’s top ten employers: University of Rochester, University of Rochester Medical Center, Paychex, Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester Institute of Technology, Xerox, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester City School District, Eastman Kodak, Rochester Regional Health System.

New businesses can also benefit from working closely with large existing industries. New York’s top three industries are:

  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

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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.

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How to get a 585 phone number

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