CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Clearwater, FL
Clearwater's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Clearwater number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 727
- Exchanges
- 306NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 27
- Population
- 116,811Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Clearwater
Clearwater, in Pinellas County, Florida, had a Census-estimated population of 116,811 in July 2024. All 306 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 727. Clearwater is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 727 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727 | 306 | 100% | 1998 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Clearwater phone exchanges
27 carriers hold the 306 exchanges assigned to Clearwater's rate center. Frontier Florida LLC d/b/a Frontier Comm of Florida has the most, with 75. 199 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Clearwater can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Florida LLC d/b/a Frontier Comm of Florida | 75 | 25% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - FL | 65 | 21% |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 46 | 15% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 25 | 8.2% |
| Onvoy, LLC - FL | 16 | 5.2% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 12 | 3.9% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - FL | 9 | 2.9% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 8 | 2.6% |
| MCI Worldcom Communications, INC. - FL | 8 | 2.6% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 5 | 1.6% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - FL | 5 | 1.6% |
| Spok, INC. | 5 | 1.6% |
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 Clearwater
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Clearwater. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 45 of the 306 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 727 | 200, 204, 205, 206, 208, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228, 229, 230, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 259, 260, 262, 263, 265, 266, 269, 270, 272, 275, 276, 278, 281, 282, 283, 285, 286, 287, 288, 293, 294, 296, 298, 301, 303, 304, 306, 307, 309, 313, 314, 315, 316, 324, 325, 330, 331, 332, 333, 335, 336, 337, 338, 340, 348, 349, 351, 357, 358, 365, 366, 370, 371, 373, 383, 385, 386, 387, 396, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 415, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 437, 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 472, 474, 475, 476, 477, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 486, 488, 489, 492, 496, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 523, 524, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 535, 536, 538, 539, 542, 543, 554, 558, 559, 560, 562, 580, 581, 582, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 593, 595, 596, 598, 599, 600, 601, 603, 604, 607, 608, 612, 614, 615, 616, 621, 624, 625, 627, 630, 631, 635, 637, 638, 639, 641, 642, 643, 644, 647, 648, 651 |
First 240 of 306 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Clearwater's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Clearwater numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43 | 30% |
| 2010s | 54 | 38% |
| 2020s | 45 | 32% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Clearwater
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Clearwater, those come from the CLEARWATER rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 727 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Clearwater
Clearwater is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, home to 3.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 91,335 business establishments in the Tampa, FL metro area in 2023, employing 1,288,208 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (13,859), health care and social assistance (11,513), and retail trade (10,673).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 3,070 | 35,311 | 11.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 2,856 | 5,073 | 1.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 2,388 | 57,691 | 24.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 2,381 | 41,528 | 17.4 |
| Law offices | 2,361 | 16,213 | 6.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,624 | 15,791 | 9.7 |
| Management consulting firms | 1,621 | 12,530 | 7.7 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 1,429 | 14,263 | 10.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Clearwater number on Callata
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 Clearwater, 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.
The comparison below uses 14 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Tampa, FL metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $349.30 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $420.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 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 | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
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 Clearwater, FL?
727. All exchanges NANPA lists for Clearwater are in 727.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Clearwater?
27, holding 306 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Clearwater 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 Clearwater?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).