CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Fort Myers number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 239
- Exchanges
- 193NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 42
- Population
- 99,918Census 2024 est.
Fort Myers area codes
Fort Myers city is a Census place in Lee County, Florida, with an estimated 99,918 residents in 2024. All 193 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 239. Fort Myers is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 239 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | 193 | 100% | 2002 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Fort Myers exchanges by carrier
42 carriers hold the 193 exchanges assigned to Fort Myers's rate center. Centurylink of Florida, INC. (united) has the most, with 45. 139 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Fort Myers can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Centurylink of Florida, INC. (united) | 45 | 23% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - FL | 30 | 16% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC | 21 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 19 | 9.8% |
| Onvoy, LLC - FL | 9 | 4.7% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - FL | 8 | 4.1% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 7 | 3.6% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 5 | 2.6% |
| Fractel, LLC | 5 | 2.6% |
| American Messaging Services, LLC | 4 | 2.1% |
| Nuso, LLC | 3 | 1.6% |
| Orlando Telephone Company d/b/a Summit Broadband | 2 | 1.0% |
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.
Fort Myers phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Fort Myers's rate center (FORT MYERS). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 36 of the 193 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 239 | 201, 202, 204, 208, 209, 210, 215, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 225, 226, 229, 236, 237, 240, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 258, 264, 265, 266, 267, 270, 271, 274, 275, 277, 278, 279, 281, 284, 286, 288, 291, 292, 295, 297, 308, 309, 310, 313, 318, 321, 322, 327, 328, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 343, 344, 346, 355, 357, 362, 371, 379, 387, 391, 396, 400, 406, 410, 412, 413, 415, 416, 418, 425, 432, 433, 437, 440, 441, 445, 446, 454, 457, 460, 461, 462, 464, 466, 469, 470, 476, 477, 478, 479, 481, 482, 483, 485, 489, 490, 492, 500, 506, 517, 518, 521, 523, 525, 533, 538, 560, 561, 565, 590, 600, 603, 628, 633, 634, 645, 666, 671, 672, 689, 690, 691, 693, 694, 703, 707, 710, 722, 728, 737, 738, 744, 745, 766, 768, 770, 771, 785, 788, 789, 790, 791, 810, 822, 823, 826, 834, 839, 841, 846, 848, 849, 850, 851, 872, 878, 887, 888, 890, 895, 896, 898, 900, 910, 922, 930, 931, 933, 935, 936, 938, 939, 940, 955, 980, 982, 985, 989, 990, 994, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Fort Myers's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Fort Myers numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 34% |
| 2010s | 27 | 28% |
| 2020s | 36 | 38% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Fort Myers
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Fort Myers, those come from the FORT MYERS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Fort Myers number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 239 when you pick it.
Businesses around Fort Myers
Fort Myers is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, home to 861,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 22,756 business establishments in the Cape Coral, FL metro area in 2023, employing 264,855 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (3,887), retail trade (2,620), and professional, scientific, and technical services (2,592).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,134 | — | — |
| Full-service restaurants | 692 | 17,117 | 24.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 616 | 2,501 | 4.1 |
| Physician practices | 576 | 8,609 | 14.9 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 550 | 5,927 | 10.8 |
| Landscaping services | 546 | 4,330 | 7.9 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 472 | 9,040 | 19.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 371 | 1,622 | 4.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers, 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 Cape Coral, FL metro area, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $360.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $299.40, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 12 people cost $239.00 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 | $239.00 | $2,868.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $228.00 | $2,736.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $276.00 | $3,312.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $299.40 | $3,592.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $324.00 | $3,888.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $360.00 | $4,320.00 |
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 Fort Myers, FL?
239. All exchanges NANPA lists for Fort Myers are in 239.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Fort Myers?
42, holding 193 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).