Get a local business phone number in St. Martinville, LA
St. Martinville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a St. Martinville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 337
- Exchanges
- 8NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 5,229Census 2024 est.
St. Martinville area codes
With 5,229 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, St. Martinville sits in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. All 8 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 337. St. Martinville 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337 | 8 | 100% | 1999 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds St. Martinville phone exchanges
6 carriers hold the 8 exchanges assigned to St. Martinville's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga has the most, with 3. 7 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in St. Martinville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 3 | 38% |
| Cebridge Telecom La, LLC D/b/a Suddenlink Comm La | 1 | 13% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 1 | 13% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - La | 1 | 13% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - La | 1 | 13% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 13% |
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.
St. Martinville phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for St. Martinville. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 2 of the 8 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 337 | 242, 341, 342, 394, 441, 486, 680, 832 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When St. Martinville's exchanges were assigned
The table groups St. Martinville's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 43% |
| 2010s | 2 | 29% |
| 2020s | 2 | 29% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to St. Martinville
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. St. Martinville's numbers are rated to the STMARTINVL rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a St. Martinville number.
Keeping an existing St. Martinville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 337 when you pick it.
The local business market
St. Martinville is part of the Lafayette, LA metro area, home to 420,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 11,874 business establishments in the Lafayette, LA metro area in 2023, employing 164,940 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (1,656), retail trade (1,581), and health care and social assistance (1,569).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 437 | 3,266 | 7.5 |
| Law offices | 425 | 1,745 | 4.1 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 348 | 6,649 | 19.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 292 | 8,298 | 28.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 215 | 1,123 | 5.2 |
| Dental offices | 172 | 1,207 | 7.0 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 172 | 1,255 | 7.3 |
| Offices of certified public accountants | 134 | 601 | 4.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A St. Martinville number on Callata
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 St. Martinville 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 Lafayette, 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.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 St. Martinville, LA?
337. All exchanges NANPA lists for St. Martinville are in 337.
How many phone companies have exchanges in St. Martinville?
6, holding 8 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing St. Martinville 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 St. Martinville?
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).