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Lake City's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lake City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 870
- Exchanges
- 3NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 2,727Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Lake City
Lake City city is a Census place in Craighead County, Arkansas, with an estimated 2,727 residents in 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 870. 870 is part of an overlay with 327, so a new local number in Lake City may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lake City is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 870 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 870 | 3 | 100% | 1997 | 327 | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Lake City phone exchanges
3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Lake City's rate center. Brightspeed of Northwest Arkansas, LLC has the most, with 1. 2 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Lake City can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Northwest Arkansas, LLC | 1 | 33% |
| E. Ritter Communications, LLC | 1 | 33% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 33% |
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.
Local prefixes for Lake City
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Lake City. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 870 | 237, 616, 651 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lake City's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lake City numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 50% |
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Lake City
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lake City, those come from the LAKE CITY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 870 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Lake City
Lake City is part of the Jonesboro, AR metro area, home to 138,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,121 business establishments in the Jonesboro, AR metro area in 2023, employing 52,570 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (520), health care and social assistance (445), and accommodation and food services (305).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 122 | 2,589 | 21.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 93 | 2,151 | 23.1 |
| Physician practices | 89 | 1,607 | 18.1 |
| Law offices | 67 | 206 | 3.1 |
| Dental offices | 60 | 478 | 8.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 59 | 258 | 4.4 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 53 | 436 | 8.2 |
| Electrical contractors | 44 | 425 | 9.7 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Lake City number on Callata
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Lake City, 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 the Jonesboro, AR metro area, 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 Lake City, AR?
870. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lake City are in 870.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lake City?
3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lake City 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 Lake City?
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).