Franklin, TN — rate center
- State
- Tennessee
- Active prefixes
- 49
- Carriers
- 15
- Pooled prefixes
- 38
- LATA
- 470
- Metro area
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA
Franklin is a telephone rate center in Tennessee served by area codes 615, 629. A rate center is the locality the phone industry uses to anchor numbers for billing; every prefix listed below is registered here.
49 central-office prefixes are currently anchored to this rate center, held by 15 different carriers. Pooling applies to 38 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
The rate center belongs to the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Routing-wise it sits in LATA 470.
Because 615, 629 all serve this territory, two Franklin numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Treat this data as geography of the number, not of the caller: porting, VoIP and caller-ID spoofing all detach the two. When a call matters, hang up and call back through an official number.
Prefixes anchored to Franklin
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 615-224 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 615-236 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-261 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TN | No |
| 615-282 | POWERTEL NASHVILLE LICENSES, INC. | Yes |
| 615-435 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-465 | AT&T - LOCAL | Yes |
| 615-468 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TN | No |
| 615-472 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-503 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | Yes |
| 615-538 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-550 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | No |
| 615-567 | LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF TENNESSEE, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-591 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-595 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-599 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-614 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 615-628 | LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF TENNESSEE, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-656 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 615-659 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-716 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-721 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 615-725 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | Yes |
| 615-764 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | Yes |
| 615-771 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-778 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-786 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 615-790 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-791 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-794 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | No |
| 615-798 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-807 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-814 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-861 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TN | Yes |
| 615-905 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-914 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TN | Yes |
| 615-996 | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | Yes |
FAQ
What area code is Franklin, TN?
Franklin is served by 2 area codes — 615, 629 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Franklin have?
49 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 15 carriers.
Is a call from a Franklin prefix really from Franklin?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.