Get a local business phone number in Nashville, IL
Nashville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Nashville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 618
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 3,386Census 2024 est.
What area code is Nashville, IL?
Nashville township is a Census town in Washington County, Illinois, with an estimated 3,386 residents in 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 618. 618 is part of an overlay with 730, so a new local number in Nashville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Nashville is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 618 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618 | 4 | 100% | 1947 | 730 | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Nashville phone exchanges
3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Nashville's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Il has the most, with 2. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Nashville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Il | 2 | 50% |
| Illinois Bell Tel CO | 1 | 25% |
| Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 1 | 25% |
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 Nashville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Nashville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 618 | 314, 327, 464, 880 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Nashville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Nashville, those come from the NASHVILLE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Nashville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 618 when you pick it.
Businesses around Nashville
Nashville is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 322,415 business establishments in Illinois in 2023, employing 5,661,761 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (37,946), health care and social assistance (37,597), and retail trade (35,801).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 10,622 | 189,552 | 17.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 9,928 | 188,628 | 19.0 |
| Law offices | 6,918 | 52,434 | 7.6 |
| Physician practices | 6,775 | 106,595 | 15.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 6,209 | 15,603 | 2.5 |
| Dental offices | 5,781 | 37,948 | 6.6 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 5,679 | 40,486 | 7.1 |
| Landscaping services | 5,034 | 23,331 | 4.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Nashville 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 Nashville, 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.
An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Illinois. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Nashville, IL?
618. All exchanges NANPA lists for Nashville are in 618.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Nashville?
3, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Nashville 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 Nashville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).