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Lake Lure's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lake Lure number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 828
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 1,390Census 2024 est.
Lake Lure area codes
Lake Lure town is a Census place in Rutherford County, North Carolina, with an estimated 1,390 residents in 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 828. Lake Lure is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 828 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 828 | 4 | 100% | 1998 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Lake Lure exchanges by carrier
4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Lake Lure's rate center. AT&T Enterprises, LLC has the most, with 1. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | 1 | 25% |
| Carolina West Wireless, INC. | 1 | 25% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 1 | 25% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NC | 1 | 25% |
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.
Lake Lure phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lake Lure. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2011. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 828 | 436, 532, 625, 784 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lake Lure's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lake Lure numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Lake Lure
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Lake Lure that is LAKE LURE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Lake Lure.
If your business already has a Lake Lure number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Lake Lure
Lake Lure is part of the Forest City, NC micropolitan area, home to 65,587 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,289 business establishments in the Forest City, NC micropolitan area in 2023, employing 16,815 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (209), other services (except public administration) (201), and health care and social assistance (142).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 41 | 686 | 16.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 41 | 868 | 21.2 |
| Landscaping services | 28 | 134 | 4.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 21 | 59 | 2.8 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 21 | 180 | 8.6 |
| Electrical contractors | 21 | 298 | 14.2 |
| Hotels and motels | 18 | 155 | 8.6 |
| Physician practices | 16 | 271 | 16.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Lake Lure 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 Lake Lure, 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.
A 13-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Forest City, NC micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $390.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $324.35. On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 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 | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
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 Lure, NC?
828. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lake Lure are in 828.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lake Lure?
4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lake Lure 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 Lure?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).