Get a local business phone number in Union City, TN
Union City's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Union City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 731
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 10,876Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Union City
With 10,876 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Union City sits in Obion County, Tennessee. All 14 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 731. Union City 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731 | 14 | 100% | 2001 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Union City phone exchanges
8 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Union City's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga has the most, with 3. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Union City can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 3 | 21% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - TN | 3 | 21% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a South Central Bell Tel | 3 | 21% |
| Onvoy, LLC - TN | 1 | 7.1% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Jackson Energy Authority - TN | 1 | 7.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - TN | 1 | 7.1% |
| Aeneas Communications, LLC - TN | 1 | 7.1% |
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.
Local prefixes for Union City
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Union City. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 731 | 246, 335, 389, 446, 504, 507, 592, 599, 698, 796, 884, 885, 886, 991 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Union City's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Union City numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 75% |
| 2010s | 1 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Union City
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Union City that is UNION CITY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Union City.
Keeping an existing Union City number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 731 when you pick it.
The local business market
Union City is part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area, home to 30,261 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 630 business establishments in the Union City, TN micropolitan area in 2023, employing 8,963 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (124), health care and social assistance (72), and other services (except public administration) (72).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 20 | 340 | 17.0 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 17 | 294 | 17.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 12 | 73 | 6.1 |
| Hotels and motels | 12 | 83 | 6.9 |
| Dental offices | 10 | 59 | 5.9 |
| Physician practices | 9 | 87 | 9.7 |
| Law offices | 9 | — | — |
| Landscaping services | 8 | 22 | 2.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Union City business line
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 Union City, 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 14 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Union City, TN micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $349.30 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $420.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 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 | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
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 Union City, TN?
731. All exchanges NANPA lists for Union City are in 731.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Union City?
8, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Union City 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 Union City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).