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Barbourville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Barbourville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 606
- Exchanges
- 10NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 3,081Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Barbourville
With 3,081 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Barbourville sits in Knox County, Kentucky. All 10 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 606. Barbourville is in the Eastern and Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 606 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 606 | 10 | 100% | 1955 | none | Eastern and Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Barbourville phone exchanges
8 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Barbourville's rate center. Windstream Kentucky East, INC. - London has the most, with 3. 6 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Barbourville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Windstream Kentucky East, INC. - London | 3 | 30% |
| East Kentucky Netwrk, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 1 | 10% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - KY | 1 | 10% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - KY | 1 | 10% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 10% |
| Onvoy, LLC - KY | 1 | 10% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 10% |
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 Barbourville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Barbourville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 606 | 243, 277, 545, 546, 595, 619, 622, 627, 645, 867 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Barbourville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Barbourville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 86% |
| 2020s | 1 | 14% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Barbourville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Barbourville, those come from the BARBOURVL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 606 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Barbourville
Barbourville is part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area, home to 150,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,579 business establishments in the Corbin, KY micropolitan area in 2023, employing 43,794 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (587), health care and social assistance (414), and accommodation and food services (231).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 105 | 2,745 | 26.1 |
| Physician practices | 100 | 1,137 | 11.4 |
| Law offices | 71 | 250 | 3.5 |
| Full-service restaurants | 65 | 1,511 | 23.2 |
| Dental offices | 51 | — | — |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 40 | 184 | 4.6 |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 39 | 516 | 13.2 |
| Hotels and motels | 32 | 520 | 16.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Barbourville 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 Barbourville, 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 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 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 | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
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 Barbourville, KY?
606. All exchanges NANPA lists for Barbourville are in 606.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Barbourville?
8, holding 10 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Barbourville 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 Barbourville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).