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Get a local business phone number in Brownsville, TN

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

Area code
731
Exchanges
13NANPA-assigned
Carriers
10
Population
9,358Census 2024 est.

Brownsville area codes

Brownsville, in Haywood County, Tennessee, had a Census-estimated population of 9,358 in July 2024. All 13 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 731. Brownsville is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 731 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Brownsville, TN
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
73113100%2001noneCentral

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

Brownsville exchanges by carrier

10 carriers hold the 13 exchanges assigned to Brownsville's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - TN has the most, with 2. 10 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 Brownsville, TN
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Onvoy, LLC - TN215%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga215%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel215%
Metropcs, INC.17.7%
Powertel Memphis Licenses, INC.17.7%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TN17.7%
Paetec Itel, LLC17.7%
Aeneas Communications, LLC - TN17.7%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TN17.7%
TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC17.7%

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.

Brownsville phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Brownsville's rate center (BROWNSVL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 13 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Brownsville, TN
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
731269, 277, 326, 432, 443, 519, 585, 630, 734, 741, 772, 779, 780

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Brownsville's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Brownsville numbers was added to the local supply.

Brownsville, TN: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s360%
2010s120%
2020s120%

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

How local numbers work in Brownsville

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

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 731 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Brownsville is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 150,129 business establishments in Tennessee in 2023, employing 2,971,417 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (23,463), health care and social assistance (17,524), and other services (except public administration) (15,554).

Selected industries in Tennessee, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants5,735124,26821.7
Full-service restaurants4,962121,24624.4
Physician practices4,29182,33519.2
Insurance agencies and brokerages2,56514,3375.6
Law offices2,26013,5236.0
Dental offices2,22518,5588.3
Landscaping services1,99115,5857.8
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1,89925,24813.3

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

Business phone service in Brownsville

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 Brownsville, 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 20-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Tennessee. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $600.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $499.00. On Callata the same 20 people cost $399.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 20-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$399.00$4,788.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$380.00$4,560.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$460.00$5,520.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$499.00$5,988.00
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$540.00$6,480.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$600.00$7,200.00

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 Brownsville, TN?

731. All exchanges NANPA lists for Brownsville are in 731.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Brownsville?

10, holding 13 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Brownsville 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 Brownsville?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 20 users come to $399.00 a month. For comparison, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $600.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).