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Get a local business phone number in Lake Arthur, LA

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

Area code
337
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
2,564Census 2024 est.

What area code is Lake Arthur, LA?

Lake Arthur, in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, had a Census-estimated population of 2,564 in July 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 337. Lake Arthur is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 337 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Lake Arthur, LA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
3373100%1999noneCentral

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

Who holds Lake Arthur phone exchanges

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Lake Arthur's rate center. Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC has the most, with 1. 2 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 Lake Arthur, LA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC133%
Paetec Itel, LLC133%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel133%

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.

Local prefixes for Lake Arthur

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Lake Arthur's rate center (LAKEARTHUR). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2005. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Lake Arthur, LA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
337548, 702, 774

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Lake Arthur

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 337 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Who does business near Lake Arthur

Lake Arthur is part of the Lake Charles, LA metro area, home to 243,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 5,463 business establishments in the Lake Charles, LA metro area in 2023, employing 84,232 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (895), health care and social assistance (668), and professional, scientific, and technical services (564).

Selected industries in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1913,63419.0
Physician practices1451,74012.0
Full-service restaurants1302,96522.8
Law offices1267455.9
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors948018.5
Insurance agencies and brokerages894685.3
Engineering services firms871,64418.9
Dental offices725948.3

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

Setting up a Lake Arthur business line

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 Lake Arthur, 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $450.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $374.25, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 15-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$299.00$3,588.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$285.00$3,420.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$345.00$4,140.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$374.25$4,491.00
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$405.00$4,860.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$450.00$5,400.00

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 Lake Arthur, LA?

337. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lake Arthur are in 337.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Lake Arthur?

3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Lake Arthur 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 Lake Arthur?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).