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Get a local business phone number in Clarksville, TN

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

Area code
931
Exchanges
71NANPA-assigned
Carriers
17
Population
185,690Census 2024 est.

What area code is Clarksville, TN?

With 185,690 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Clarksville sits in Montgomery County, Tennessee. All 71 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 931. Clarksville is in the Eastern and Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 931 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Clarksville, TN
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
93171100%1997noneEastern and Central

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

Who holds Clarksville phone exchanges

17 carriers hold the 71 exchanges assigned to Clarksville's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 15. 57 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.

Carriers holding exchanges in Clarksville, TN
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel1521%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TN1318%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga1318%
Powertel Nashville Licenses, INC.811%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TN57.0%
Paetec Itel, LLC34.2%
Onvoy, LLC - TN34.2%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - TN22.8%
Telnyx LLC11.4%
Jackson Energy Authority - TN11.4%
Nuso, LLC11.4%
Metropcs, INC.11.4%

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.

Clarksville phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Clarksville's rate center (CLARKSVL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 13 of the 71 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Clarksville, TN
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
931206, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 233, 237, 241, 245, 249, 257, 263, 266, 272, 274, 278, 291, 302, 320, 338, 342, 343, 346, 360, 367, 377, 378, 395, 401, 419, 429, 436, 440, 443, 444, 449, 453, 472, 479, 480, 494, 502, 503, 538, 542, 547, 551, 552, 553, 561, 572, 587, 591, 610, 614, 624, 645, 647, 648, 801, 802, 809, 896, 905, 906, 919, 920, 933, 980, 999

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Clarksville's exchanges were assigned

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

Clarksville, TN: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s1133%
2010s927%
2020s1339%

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

How local numbers work in Clarksville

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

If your business already has a Clarksville number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Who does business near Clarksville

Clarksville is part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, home to 346,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 5,129 business establishments in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area in 2023, employing 82,188 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (923), accommodation and food services (642), and health care and social assistance (625).

Selected industries in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants2505,90123.6
Full-service restaurants2144,45320.8
Physician practices1231,31810.7
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors856958.2
Child day care services801,12914.1
Dental offices7582110.9
Offices of real estate agents and brokers732163.0
Insurance agencies and brokerages652954.5

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

Setting up a Clarksville business line

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Clarksville 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 16-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$319.00$3,828.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$304.00$3,648.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$368.00$4,416.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$399.20$4,790.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$432.00$5,184.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$480.00$5,760.00

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 Clarksville, TN?

931. All exchanges NANPA lists for Clarksville are in 931.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Clarksville?

17, holding 71 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Clarksville 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 Clarksville?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).