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Flomaton's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Flomaton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 251
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 1,447Census 2024 est.
What area code is Flomaton, AL?
Flomaton town is a Census place in Escambia County, Alabama, with an estimated 1,447 residents in 2024. All 8 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 251. Flomaton is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 251 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 8 | 100% | 2001 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Flomaton exchanges by carrier
8 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Flomaton's rate center. Paetec Itel, LLC has the most, with 1. 8 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Flomaton can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 13% |
| Southern Communications Services, INC. | 1 | 13% |
| BHN Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 1 | 13% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 1 | 13% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Al | 1 | 13% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Al | 1 | 13% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 13% |
| Level 3 Communications, 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.
Flomaton phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Flomaton. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 251 | 237, 254, 280, 296, 297, 647, 697, 732 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Flomaton
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Flomaton that is FLOMATON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Flomaton.
Keeping an existing Flomaton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 251 when you pick it.
Businesses around Flomaton
Flomaton 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 Flomaton
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 Flomaton, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in Alabama, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. 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 Flomaton, AL?
251. All exchanges NANPA lists for Flomaton are in 251.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Flomaton?
8, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Flomaton 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 Flomaton?
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).