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Daytona Beach's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Daytona Beach number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 386
- Exchanges
- 114NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 35
- Population
- 86,015Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, in Volusia County, Florida, had a Census-estimated population of 86,015 in July 2024. All 114 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 386. Daytona Beach is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 386 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | 114 | 100% | 2001 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Daytona Beach
35 carriers hold the 114 exchanges assigned to Daytona Beach's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 31. 76 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Daytona Beach can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 31 | 27% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 14 | 12% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC | 8 | 7.0% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 7 | 6.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - FL | 7 | 6.1% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 5 | 4.4% |
| Onvoy, LLC - FL | 5 | 4.4% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - FL | 3 | 2.6% |
| Nuso, LLC | 3 | 2.6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 2 | 1.8% |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | 2 | 1.8% |
| Terra Nova Telecom, INC. - FL | 2 | 1.8% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Daytona Beach
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Daytona Beach's rate center (DAYTONABCH). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 23 of the 114 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 386 | 212, 214, 226, 229, 231, 233, 235, 236, 238, 239, 241, 248, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 262, 265, 267, 271, 274, 275, 278, 281, 285, 286, 290, 293, 295, 299, 301, 304, 307, 308, 310, 316, 317, 318, 322, 323, 331, 333, 334, 341, 363, 366, 367, 368, 369, 375, 383, 390, 392, 394, 405, 420, 425, 430, 441, 451, 453, 455, 481, 488, 492, 500, 506, 523, 527, 547, 562, 566, 584, 587, 589, 610, 615, 631, 671, 672, 673, 675, 676, 677, 679, 681, 682, 756, 760, 761, 763, 767, 777, 788, 795, 820, 831, 843, 846, 852, 868, 871, 872, 881, 882, 886, 888, 898, 944, 947, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Daytona Beach's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Daytona Beach numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 | 31% |
| 2010s | 8 | 18% |
| 2020s | 23 | 51% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Daytona Beach
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Daytona Beach, those come from the DAYTONABCH rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Daytona Beach number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 386 when you pick it.
The local business market
Daytona Beach is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area, home to 740,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 17,065 business establishments in the Deltona, FL metro area in 2023, employing 187,361 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,327), construction (2,228), and health care and social assistance (1,899).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 608 | 14,828 | 24.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 519 | 892 | 1.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 481 | 9,157 | 19.0 |
| Physician practices | 480 | 5,206 | 10.8 |
| Landscaping services | 437 | 2,078 | 4.8 |
| Residential remodelers | 330 | 868 | 2.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 299 | 2,226 | 7.4 |
| Law offices | 280 | 1,070 | 3.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Daytona Beach
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 Daytona Beach, 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 Deltona, FL metro area, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $330.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $274.45, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 11 people cost $219.00 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 | $219.00 | $2,628.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $209.00 | $2,508.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $253.00 | $3,036.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $274.45 | $3,293.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $297.00 | $3,564.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $330.00 | $3,960.00 |
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 Daytona Beach, FL?
386. All exchanges NANPA lists for Daytona Beach are in 386.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Daytona Beach?
35, holding 114 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 11 users come to $219.00 a month. For comparison, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $330.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).