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Lexington-Fayette's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lexington-Fayette number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 859
- Exchanges
- 164NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 25
- Population
- 329,437Census 2024 est.
Lexington-Fayette area codes
Lexington-Fayette, in Fayette County, Kentucky, had a Census-estimated population of 329,437 in July 2024. All 164 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 859. Lexington-Fayette is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 859 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859 | 164 | 100% | 2000 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Lexington-Fayette
25 carriers hold the 164 exchanges assigned to Lexington-Fayette's rate center. Windstream Kentucky East, INC. - Lexington has the most, with 59. 83 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Windstream Kentucky East, INC. - Lexington | 59 | 36% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 23 | 14% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - KY | 14 | 8.5% |
| Powertel Kentucky Licenses, INC. | 12 | 7.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - KY | 9 | 5.5% |
| Onvoy, LLC - KY | 8 | 4.9% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 8 | 4.9% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 6 | 3.7% |
| TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 4 | 2.4% |
| Level 3 Telecom of Kentucky, LLC - KY | 3 | 1.8% |
| Spok, INC. | 2 | 1.2% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 2 | 1.2% |
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 Lexington-Fayette
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lexington-Fayette. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 15 of the 164 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 859 | 201, 202, 204, 207, 213, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 243, 244, 245, 246, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 263, 264, 266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 275, 276, 277, 278, 280, 281, 285, 286, 288, 290, 293, 294, 296, 299, 300, 303, 309, 310, 312, 313, 317, 321, 323, 327, 330, 333, 335, 338, 346, 347, 351, 352, 357, 361, 367, 368, 373, 381, 382, 388, 389, 396, 397, 399, 402, 406, 407, 410, 413, 418, 420, 421, 422, 425, 433, 436, 440, 447, 455, 456, 457, 460, 461, 467, 469, 475, 487, 489, 490, 492, 494, 509, 514, 515, 519, 523, 533, 536, 537, 539, 543, 550, 551, 552, 554, 559, 562, 566, 576, 608, 618, 619, 621, 629, 639, 684, 685, 687, 693, 699, 705, 710, 721, 785, 787, 788, 797, 800, 806, 810, 825, 849, 880, 892, 894, 899, 913, 940, 948, 963, 967, 971, 977, 983 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lexington-Fayette's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lexington-Fayette numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 | 38% |
| 2010s | 21 | 36% |
| 2020s | 15 | 26% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Lexington-Fayette
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lexington-Fayette, those come from the LEXINGTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
If your business already has a Lexington-Fayette number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Lexington-Fayette is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, home to 533,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 13,490 business establishments in the Lexington, KY metro area in 2023, employing 240,076 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (1,848), retail trade (1,729), and professional, scientific, and technical services (1,637).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 453 | 10,790 | 23.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 400 | 10,995 | 27.5 |
| Physician practices | 350 | 5,305 | 15.2 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 296 | 438 | 1.5 |
| Law offices | 285 | 1,900 | 6.7 |
| Dental offices | 234 | 1,678 | 7.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 219 | 1,084 | 4.9 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 184 | 2,287 | 12.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Lexington-Fayette business line
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 Lexington-Fayette, 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 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Lexington, KY metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY?
859. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lexington-Fayette are in 859.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lexington-Fayette?
25, holding 164 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lexington-Fayette 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 Lexington-Fayette?
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).