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Get a local business phone number in Monticello, KY

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

Area code
606
Exchanges
8NANPA-assigned
Carriers
5
Population
5,726Census 2024 est.

Monticello area codes

Monticello city is a Census place in Wayne County, Kentucky, with an estimated 5,726 residents in 2024. All 8 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 606. Monticello 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 codes with exchanges in Monticello, KY
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
6068100%1955noneEastern and Central

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

Who holds Monticello phone exchanges

5 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to Monticello'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. 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 Monticello, KY
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Windstream Kentucky East, INC. - Lexington450%
Metropcs, INC.113%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga113%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - KY113%
Onvoy, LLC - KY113%

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.

Monticello phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Monticello. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Monticello, KY
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
606278, 307, 340, 343, 348, 396, 575, 753

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Monticello's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Monticello's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Monticello, KY: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s150%
2010s150%

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

Rate centers and local calling in Monticello

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Monticello's numbers are rated to the MONTICELLO rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Monticello number.

Keeping an existing Monticello number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 606 when you pick it.

Businesses around Monticello

Monticello is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 94,402 business establishments in Kentucky in 2023, employing 1,708,602 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (15,020), health care and social assistance (12,636), and other services (except public administration) (9,543).

Selected industries in Kentucky, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants3,49981,15423.2
Full-service restaurants2,80864,02822.8
Physician practices2,71040,09914.8
Law offices1,8129,6035.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages1,7719,0605.1
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1,4502,7511.9
Dental offices1,44010,5497.3
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1,37915,83711.5

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

Setting up a Monticello business line

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.

Porting a number you already use in Monticello 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.

The comparison below uses 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in Kentucky. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for an 18-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Monticello, KY?

606. All exchanges NANPA lists for Monticello are in 606.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Monticello?

5, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Monticello 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 Monticello?

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).