Get a local business phone number in Elizabethtown, KY
Elizabethtown's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Elizabethtown number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 270 / 364
- Exchanges
- 34NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 12
- Population
- 34,565Census 2024 est.
Elizabethtown area codes
Elizabethtown city is a Census place in Hardin County, Kentucky, with an estimated 34,565 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 34 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 270 has the most (31, 91%). 270 is part of an overlay with 364, so a new local number in Elizabethtown may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Elizabethtown 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.
Elizabethtown exchanges by carrier
12 carriers hold the 34 exchanges assigned to Elizabethtown's rate center. Windstream Kentucky East, INC. - Lexington has the most, with 11. 26 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 Kentucky East, INC. - Lexington | 11 | 32% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 4 | 12% |
| Onvoy, LLC - KY | 3 | 8.8% |
| Powertel Kentucky Licenses, INC. | 3 | 8.8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 3 | 8.8% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 2 | 5.9% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - KY | 2 | 5.9% |
| Brandenburg Telecom, LLC - KY | 2 | 5.9% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - KY | 1 | 2.9% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
| Skye Telecom LLC d/b/a Skyetel | 1 | 2.9% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 2.9% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Elizabethtown
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Elizabethtown's rate center (ELIZABTHTN). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 34 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 270 | 209, 234, 268, 300, 304, 307, 312, 317, 360, 370, 401, 505, 506, 600, 706, 723, 734, 735, 737, 739, 740, 763, 765, 766, 769, 872, 900, 979, 982, 986, 990 |
| 364 | 488, 654, 710 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Elizabethtown's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Elizabethtown's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 56% |
| 2010s | 5 | 31% |
| 2020s | 2 | 13% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Elizabethtown
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Elizabethtown's numbers are rated to the ELIZABTHTN rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Elizabethtown number.
If your business already has a Elizabethtown number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown is part of the Elizabethtown, KY metro area, home to 128,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,474 business establishments in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area in 2023, employing 38,811 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (447), health care and social assistance (401), and other services (except public administration) (273).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 101 | 2,446 | 24.2 |
| Physician practices | 87 | 974 | 11.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 79 | 1,692 | 21.4 |
| Dental offices | 47 | 397 | 8.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 47 | — | — |
| Law offices | 42 | 160 | 3.8 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 37 | 390 | 10.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 33 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Elizabethtown 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.
Porting a number you already use in Elizabethtown is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
A 16-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $480.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $399.20. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Elizabethtown, KY?
Elizabethtown has exchanges in 270 and 364; 270 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Elizabethtown?
12, holding 34 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).