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Fowlerville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Fowlerville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 517
- Exchanges
- 11NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 2,886Census 2024 est.
What area code is Fowlerville, MI?
Fowlerville village is a Census place in Livingston County, Michigan, with an estimated 2,886 residents in 2024. All 11 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 517. Fowlerville is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 517 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517 | 11 | 100% | 1947 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Fowlerville phone exchanges
8 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Fowlerville's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Mi has the most, with 3. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Mi | 3 | 27% |
| Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC | 2 | 18% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Mi | 1 | 9.1% |
| Michigan Bell Tel CO | 1 | 9.1% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 9.1% |
| Onvoy, Llcv - Mi | 1 | 9.1% |
| American Messaging Services, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Acd Telecom, INC. - Mi | 1 | 9.1% |
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.
Local prefixes for Fowlerville
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Fowlerville. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 517 | 219, 223, 245, 294, 302, 375, 428, 551, 715, 804, 915 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Fowlerville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Fowlerville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 38% |
| 2010s | 3 | 38% |
| 2020s | 2 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Fowlerville
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Fowlerville that is FOWLERVL, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Fowlerville.
If your business already has a Fowlerville number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Fowlerville
Fowlerville is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, home to 4.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 102,430 business establishments in the Detroit, MI metro area in 2023, employing 1,846,717 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (14,016), health care and social assistance (13,890), and professional, scientific, and technical services (11,783).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 3,764 | 63,821 | 17.0 |
| Physician practices | 3,622 | 45,657 | 12.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 3,191 | 65,669 | 20.6 |
| Law offices | 2,130 | 15,565 | 7.3 |
| Dental offices | 1,921 | 16,127 | 8.4 |
| Landscaping services | 1,711 | 8,261 | 4.8 |
| Residential remodelers | 1,621 | 5,924 | 3.7 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,520 | 11,569 | 7.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Fowlerville number on Callata
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Fowlerville, 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 the Detroit, MI metro area. 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 Fowlerville, MI?
517. All exchanges NANPA lists for Fowlerville are in 517.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Fowlerville?
8, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Fowlerville 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 Fowlerville?
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).