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Get a local business phone number in Farmerville, LA

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

Area code
318
Exchanges
5NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
3,375Census 2024 est.

Farmerville area codes

Farmerville, in Union Parish, Louisiana, had a Census-estimated population of 3,375 in July 2024. All 5 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 318. 318 is part of an overlay with 457, so a new local number in Farmerville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Farmerville is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 318 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Farmerville, LA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
3185100%1957457Central

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

Who holds Farmerville phone exchanges

4 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Farmerville's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 2. 5 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Farmerville, LA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel240%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - La120%
Onvoy, LLC - La120%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC120%

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.

Farmerville phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Farmerville's rate center (FARMERVL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Farmerville, LA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
318368, 608, 620, 830, 982

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Farmerville's exchanges were assigned

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

Farmerville, LA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s133%
2010s133%
2020s133%

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

What makes a number local to Farmerville

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

Keeping an existing Farmerville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 318 when you pick it.

The local business market

Farmerville is part of the Monroe, LA metro area, home to 222,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 5,399 business establishments in the Monroe, LA metro area in 2023, employing 74,718 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (846), retail trade (843), and other services (except public administration) (548).

Selected industries in the Monroe, LA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Physician practices1961,95510.0
Limited-service restaurants1563,73323.9
Law offices1486154.2
Full-service restaurants1262,47419.6
Insurance agencies and brokerages1145184.5
Dental offices916487.1
Landscaping services764946.5
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors747299.9

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

A Farmerville 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.

Porting a number you already use in Farmerville 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.

A 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Monroe, LA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 14-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$279.00$3,348.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$266.00$3,192.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$322.00$3,864.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$349.30$4,191.60
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$378.00$4,536.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$420.00$5,040.00

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 Farmerville, LA?

318. All exchanges NANPA lists for Farmerville are in 318.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Farmerville?

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

Can I keep my existing Farmerville 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 Farmerville?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).