CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Louisa, KY
Louisa's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Louisa number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 606
- Exchanges
- 6NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 2,509Census 2024 est.
What area code is Louisa, KY?
Louisa, in Lawrence County, Kentucky, had a Census-estimated population of 2,509 in July 2024. All 6 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 606. Louisa 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 | 6 | 100% | 1955 | none | Eastern and Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Louisa exchanges by carrier
5 carriers hold the 6 exchanges assigned to Louisa's rate center. Level 3 Communications, LLC - KY has the most, with 2. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - KY | 2 | 33% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 17% |
| East Kentucky Netwrk, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 1 | 17% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 1 | 17% |
| Onvoy, LLC - KY | 1 | 17% |
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.
Louisa phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Louisa. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 606 | 244, 483, 624, 638, 826, 989 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Louisa's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Louisa numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 67% |
| 2010s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Louisa
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Louisa, those come from the LOUISA 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 Louisa
Louisa 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 Louisa 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 Louisa, 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 Louisa, KY?
606. All exchanges NANPA lists for Louisa are in 606.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Louisa?
5, holding 6 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Louisa 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 Louisa?
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).