CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Paintsville, KY
Paintsville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Paintsville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 606
- Exchanges
- 12NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 4,129Census 2024 est.
What area code is Paintsville, KY?
With 4,129 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Paintsville sits in Johnson County, Kentucky. All 12 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 606. Paintsville 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 | 12 | 100% | 1955 | none | Eastern and Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Paintsville exchanges by carrier
9 carriers hold the 12 exchanges assigned to Paintsville's rate center. East Kentucky Netwrk, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless has the most, with 3. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| East Kentucky Netwrk, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 3 | 25% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 2 | 17% |
| Onvoy, LLC - KY | 1 | 8.3% |
| CSC Voice, LLC | 1 | 8.3% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 8.3% |
| Cellular Services, LLC - KY | 1 | 8.3% |
| Powertel Kentucky Licenses, INC. | 1 | 8.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - KY | 1 | 8.3% |
| Inter Mountain Cable d/b/a Mikrotec Communications | 1 | 8.3% |
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.
Paintsville phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Paintsville. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 12 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 606 | 220, 264, 367, 372, 384, 482, 788, 789, 792, 793, 887, 963 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Paintsville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Paintsville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 80% |
| 2020s | 1 | 20% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Paintsville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Paintsville, those come from the PAINTSVL 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 Paintsville
Paintsville 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 3,499 | 81,154 | 23.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 2,808 | 64,028 | 22.8 |
| Physician practices | 2,710 | 40,099 | 14.8 |
| Law offices | 1,812 | 9,603 | 5.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,771 | 9,060 | 5.1 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,450 | 2,751 | 1.9 |
| Dental offices | 1,440 | 10,549 | 7.3 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 1,379 | 15,837 | 11.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Paintsville number on Callata
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Paintsville, 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 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. 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 Paintsville, KY?
606. All exchanges NANPA lists for Paintsville are in 606.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Paintsville?
9, holding 12 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Paintsville 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 Paintsville?
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).