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Nashville-Davidson's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Nashville-Davidson number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 615 / 629
- Exchanges
- 523NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 43
- Population
- 704,963Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Nashville-Davidson
With 704,963 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Nashville-Davidson sits in Davidson County, Tennessee. NANPA lists 523 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 615 has the most (441, 84%). 615 is part of an overlay with 629, so a new local number in Nashville-Davidson may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Nashville-Davidson is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 615 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Nashville-Davidson
43 carriers hold the 523 exchanges assigned to Nashville-Davidson's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel has the most, with 146. 323 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 146 | 28% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TN | 74 | 14% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 68 | 13% |
| Powertel Nashville Licenses, INC. | 53 | 10% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - TN | 28 | 5.4% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - TN | 23 | 4.4% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TN | 22 | 4.2% |
| Spok, INC. | 17 | 3.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - TN | 15 | 2.9% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 13 | 2.5% |
| Level 3 Telecom of Tennessee, LLC - TN | 7 | 1.3% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TN | 6 | 1.1% |
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 Nashville-Davidson
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Nashville-Davidson. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 56 of the 523 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 615 | 200, 201, 202, 207, 208, 209, 210, 214, 218, 221, 222, 226, 227, 228, 231, 232, 234, 238, 242, 243, 244, 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 268, 269, 271, 272, 275, 276, 277, 279, 284, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 322, 324, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 356, 360, 361, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 381, 383, 385, 386, 390, 391, 393, 394, 397, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 423, 424, 425, 426, 428, 429, 430, 432, 438, 440, 445, 454, 456, 457, 458, 460, 463, 467, 469, 473, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 487, 490, 491, 493, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 531, 532, 533, 539, 540, 545, 554, 557, 562, 564, 565, 566, 568, 569, 571, 573, 574, 577, 578, 579, 582, 584, 585, 586, 587, 589, 593, 594, 596, 598, 600, 601, 602, 604, 609, 610, 612, 613, 618, 620, 621, 622, 626, 627, 629, 630 |
First 240 of 523 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Nashville-Davidson's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Nashville-Davidson numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65 | 32% |
| 2010s | 82 | 40% |
| 2020s | 56 | 28% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Nashville-Davidson
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Nashville-Davidson that is NASHVILLE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Nashville-Davidson.
If your business already has a Nashville-Davidson number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Nashville-Davidson
Nashville-Davidson is part of the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, home to 2.2 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 50,910 business establishments in the Nashville, TN metro area in 2023, employing 1,012,689 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (6,634), health care and social assistance (5,732), and professional, scientific, and technical services (5,218).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,863 | 37,822 | 20.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,681 | 44,152 | 26.3 |
| Physician practices | 1,554 | 36,323 | 23.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 895 | 5,733 | 6.4 |
| Law offices | 801 | 5,604 | 7.0 |
| Dental offices | 787 | 6,637 | 8.4 |
| Landscaping services | 690 | 5,849 | 8.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 655 | 2,681 | 4.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Nashville-Davidson 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.
If you already have a number in Nashville-Davidson, 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 the Nashville, TN metro area. 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.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 Nashville-Davidson, TN?
Nashville-Davidson has exchanges in 615 and 629; 615 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Nashville-Davidson?
43, holding 523 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Nashville-Davidson 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 Nashville-Davidson?
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).