Key West, FL business phone guide

Key West, FL at a glance

The Key West-Key Largo, FL micropolitan area covers 1 county in Florida and had 80,908 residents in July 2024, down 2.4% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 449th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 257th by business establishments.

Businesses in Key West, FL

County Business Patterns counted 4,154 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 37,134 people in mid-March with $1.8 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 8.9 employees per establishment. 64.7% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (606), accommodation and food services (606), and real estate and rental and leasing (459).

Key West, FL compared with the U.S.

Key West, FL has 51.3 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 108.8% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 8.9 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $48,056 (29.7% below the U.S. $68,342). 64.7% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 3.3% have 50 or more. Most establishments are far smaller than the average suggests, so it pays to price a phone plan at the headcount you actually have rather than the average.

Small-business industries in Key West, FL

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 113 have a published Census count in Key West, FL. The largest are full-service restaurants (261), offices of real estate agents and brokers (194), and hotels and motels (127). Relative to population, marinas are the most over-represented: 47.0 per 100,000 residents against 1.1 nationally.

Area codes for Key West, FL

None of the NANPA rate centers in this area could be matched to a Census place name, so this page cannot say which codes dominate locally. The table lists every area code in Florida, with each code's statewide assignment counts; the area code pages list the rate centers each one serves. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, and porting a number you already use is free.

Phone costs for a typical Key West, FL business

The comparison below uses 9 users, the rounded average establishment size in Key West, FL. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $224.55 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $270.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 9 people cost $179.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Key West, FL

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 Key West, FL, 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.