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Get a local business phone number in Plaquemine, LA

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

Area code
225
Exchanges
14NANPA-assigned
Carriers
7
Population
5,985Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Plaquemine

Plaquemine city is a Census place in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, with an estimated 5,985 residents in 2024. All 14 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 225. Plaquemine is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 225 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Plaquemine, LA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
22514100%1998noneCentral

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

Plaquemine exchanges by carrier

7 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Plaquemine's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 4. 11 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 Plaquemine, LA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel429%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga321%
Paetec Itel, LLC214%
Onvoy, LLC - La214%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - La17.1%
Advanced Tel., INC. - La17.1%
Ton80 Communications, LLC17.1%

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.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Plaquemine

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Plaquemine. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2005. 3 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Plaquemine, LA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
225238, 309, 320, 370, 385, 386, 401, 455, 586, 659, 685, 687, 692, 776

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Plaquemine's exchanges were assigned

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

Plaquemine, LA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s120%
2010s120%
2020s360%

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

How local numbers work in Plaquemine

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

Keeping an existing Plaquemine number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 225 when you pick it.

Who does business near Plaquemine

Plaquemine is part of the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, home to 883,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 19,589 business establishments in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area in 2023, employing 351,260 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (2,807), professional, scientific, and technical services (2,443), and health care and social assistance (2,121).

Selected industries in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants77113,98218.1
Law offices5443,1185.7
Full-service restaurants48713,48927.7
Insurance agencies and brokerages3792,3616.2
Physician practices3697,57220.5
Engineering services firms3076,91322.5
Dental offices2942,5798.8
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors2823,01610.7

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

Business phone service in Plaquemine

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.

Porting a number you already use in Plaquemine 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.

An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. 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 Plaquemine, LA?

225. All exchanges NANPA lists for Plaquemine are in 225.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Plaquemine?

7, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Plaquemine 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 Plaquemine?

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).