Get a local business phone number in Covington, TN
Covington's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Covington number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 901
- Exchanges
- 11NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 8,575Census 2024 est.
Covington area codes
With 8,575 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Covington sits in Tipton County, Tennessee. All 11 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 901. Covington is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 901 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | 11 | 100% | 1947 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Covington
8 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Covington's rate center. Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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. A business number in Covington can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TN | 2 | 18% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 2 | 18% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TN | 2 | 18% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - TN | 1 | 9.1% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Aeneas Communications, LLC - TN | 1 | 9.1% |
| Fractel, LLC | 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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Covington
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Covington's rate center (COVINGTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 4 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 901 | 296, 313, 329, 445, 475, 476, 564, 617, 622, 699, 770 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Covington's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Covington numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 25% |
| 2010s | 2 | 25% |
| 2020s | 4 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Covington
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Covington's numbers are rated to the COVINGTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Covington number.
If your business already has a Covington number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Covington
Covington is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, home to 1.3 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 26,131 business establishments in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area in 2023, employing 561,551 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (4,218), health care and social assistance (2,992), and accommodation and food services (2,788).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,100 | 24,008 | 21.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 849 | 19,409 | 22.9 |
| Physician practices | 677 | 12,999 | 19.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 443 | 2,074 | 4.7 |
| Law offices | 404 | 2,901 | 7.2 |
| Dental offices | 394 | 2,990 | 7.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 349 | 5,311 | 15.2 |
| Couriers and express delivery services | 323 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Covington
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.
If you already have a number in Covington, 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 21 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $523.95 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $630.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 21 people cost $419.00 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 | $419.00 | $5,028.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $399.00 | $4,788.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $483.00 | $5,796.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $523.95 | $6,287.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $567.00 | $6,804.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $630.00 | $7,560.00 |
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 Covington, TN?
901. All exchanges NANPA lists for Covington are in 901.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Covington?
8, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Covington 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 Covington?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 21 users come to $419.00 a month. For comparison, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $630.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).