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Get a local business phone number in Dawson Springs, KY

Dawson Springs's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Dawson Springs number in front of your customers.

Area code
270 / 364
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
2,254Census 2024 est.

What area code is Dawson Springs, KY?

With 2,254 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Dawson Springs sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky. NANPA lists 3 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 270 has the most (2, 67%). 270 is part of an overlay with 364, so a new local number in Dawson Springs may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Dawson Springs is in the Eastern and Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 270 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Dawson Springs, KY
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
270267%1999364Eastern and Central
364133%2014270Eastern and Central

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Dawson Springs exchanges by carrier

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Dawson Springs's rate center. Powertel Kentucky Licenses, INC. has the most, with 1. 3 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.

Carriers holding exchanges in Dawson Springs, KY
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Powertel Kentucky Licenses, INC.133%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel133%
Ip Horizon LLC133%

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.

Dawson Springs phone prefixes

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Dawson Springs. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2005. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Dawson Springs, KY
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
270425, 797
364227

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Dawson Springs's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Dawson Springs numbers was added to the local supply.

Dawson Springs, KY: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s150%
2020s150%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

Rate centers and local calling in Dawson Springs

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Dawson Springs that is DAWSON SPG, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Dawson Springs.

Keeping an existing Dawson Springs number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 270 when you pick it.

Who does business near Dawson Springs

Dawson Springs is part of the Madisonville, KY micropolitan area, home to 45,218 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 882 business establishments in the Madisonville, KY micropolitan area in 2023, employing 14,582 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (162), health care and social assistance (134), and other services (except public administration) (129).

Selected industries in the Madisonville, KY micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Physician practices42——
Limited-service restaurants3280125.0
Full-service restaurants2543417.4
Law offices17603.5
Insurance agencies and brokerages15775.1
Pharmacies and drug stores1116615.1
Dental offices10999.9
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors10434.3

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

A Dawson Springs 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 Dawson Springs, 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 Madisonville, 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.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Dawson Springs, KY?

Dawson Springs has exchanges in 270 and 364; 270 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Dawson Springs?

3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Dawson Springs 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 Dawson Springs?

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).