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Fayette's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Fayette number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 205 / 659
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 4,080Census 2024 est.
Fayette area codes
Fayette, in Fayette County, Alabama, had a Census-estimated population of 4,080 in July 2024. NANPA lists 8 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 205 has the most (6, 75%). 205 is part of an overlay with 659, so a new local number in Fayette may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Fayette is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 205 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Fayette exchanges by carrier
5 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Fayette's rate center. Brightspeed of Alabama, LLC - Northern has the most, with 3. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Alabama, LLC - Northern | 3 | 38% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 2 | 25% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Al | 1 | 13% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 13% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Al | 1 | 13% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Fayette phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Fayette's rate center (FAYETTE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 1 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 205 | 270, 303, 442, 748, 904, 932 |
| 659 | 659, 666 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Fayette's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Fayette numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 50% |
| 2010s | 1 | 25% |
| 2020s | 1 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Fayette
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Fayette, those come from the FAYETTE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Fayette number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 205 when you pick it.
The local business market
Fayette is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 105,720 business establishments in Alabama in 2023, employing 1,822,666 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (17,877), health care and social assistance (11,562), and other services (except public administration) (11,361).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 4,442 | 89,956 | 20.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 2,771 | 63,096 | 22.8 |
| Physician practices | 2,665 | 38,726 | 14.5 |
| Law offices | 2,217 | 12,095 | 5.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,737 | 8,170 | 4.7 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 1,647 | 17,066 | 10.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,582 | 4,403 | 2.8 |
| Dental offices | 1,402 | 12,589 | 9.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Fayette
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Fayette, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Alabama. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Fayette, AL?
Fayette has exchanges in 205 and 659; 205 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Fayette?
5, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Fayette business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Fayette?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).