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Live Oak's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Live Oak number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 386
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 7,200Census 2024 est.
Live Oak area codes
Live Oak, in Suwannee County, Florida, had a Census-estimated population of 7,200 in July 2024. All 14 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 386. Live Oak 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 | 14 | 100% | 2001 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Live Oak exchanges by carrier
7 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Live Oak's rate center. Windstream Florida, INC. has the most, with 6. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Windstream Florida, INC. | 6 | 43% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - FL | 3 | 21% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 7.1% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Skye Telecom LLC d/b/a Skyetel | 1 | 7.1% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
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.
Live Oak phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Live Oak. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 3 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 386 | 205, 208, 209, 219, 249, 330, 339, 362, 364, 477, 647, 678, 688, 901 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Live Oak's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Live Oak numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 56% |
| 2010s | 1 | 11% |
| 2020s | 3 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Live Oak
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Live Oak that is LIVE OAK, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Live Oak.
If your business already has a Live Oak number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Live Oak is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 645,575 business establishments in Florida in 2023, employing 9,988,508 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (94,623), retail trade (75,988), and health care and social assistance (73,984).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 21,144 | 44,695 | 2.1 |
| Physician practices | 19,994 | 232,978 | 11.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 18,200 | 444,025 | 24.4 |
| Law offices | 17,261 | 97,156 | 5.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 15,969 | 296,500 | 18.6 |
| Management consulting firms | 11,375 | 58,879 | 5.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 10,837 | 69,499 | 6.4 |
| Landscaping services | 10,670 | 78,430 | 7.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Live Oak
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Live Oak, 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 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in Florida. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Live Oak, FL?
386. All exchanges NANPA lists for Live Oak are in 386.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Live Oak?
7, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Live Oak 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 Live Oak?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).