Get a local business phone number in Grayson, KY
Grayson's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Grayson number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 606
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 3,702Census 2024 est.
What area code is Grayson, KY?
Grayson city is a Census place in Carter County, Kentucky, with an estimated 3,702 residents in 2024. All 8 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 606. Grayson 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 | 8 | 100% | 1955 | none | Eastern and Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Grayson phone exchanges
4 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Grayson's rate center. Windstream Kentucky East, INC. - Lexington has the most, with 4. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Grayson 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. - Lexington | 4 | 50% |
| Powertel Kentucky Licenses, INC. | 2 | 25% |
| Twilio International, INC. | 1 | 13% |
| Onvoy, LLC - KY | 1 | 13% |
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 Grayson
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Grayson. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 606 | 227, 255, 458, 472, 474, 475, 713, 898 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Grayson's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Grayson numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 40% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
| 2020s | 2 | 40% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Grayson
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Grayson that is GRAYSON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Grayson.
If your business already has a Grayson number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Grayson
Grayson is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, home to 367,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 7,018 business establishments in the Huntington, WV-KY-OH metro area in 2023, employing 116,763 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,261), health care and social assistance (980), and other services (except public administration) (764).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 346 | 7,001 | 20.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 205 | 4,689 | 22.9 |
| Physician practices | 188 | 3,846 | 20.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 135 | 528 | 3.9 |
| Law offices | 134 | 698 | 5.2 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 96 | 1,011 | 10.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 87 | 452 | 5.2 |
| Landscaping services | 86 | 413 | 4.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Grayson number on Callata
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 Grayson, 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 Huntington, WV-KY-OH metro 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 Grayson, KY?
606. All exchanges NANPA lists for Grayson are in 606.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Grayson?
4, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Grayson 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 Grayson?
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).