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title: "Area code 629: Tennessee, United States"
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summary: "Area code 629 serves Tennessee, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Tennessee."
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# Area code 629: Tennessee, United States

Area code 629 serves Tennessee, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Tennessee.

NANPA lists 190 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 629, held by 35 holders across 44 rate centers.
The largest rate center is NASHVILLE, with 79 prefixes (42%).
Onvoy holds the most prefixes, 46 (24%). 99% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 417 complaints on file for 363 numbers in 629, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2015-03-28
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Assigned overlays: 615 (1954-01-01)
- Prefixes in use: 190
- Pooled prefixes: 188 (99%)
- Rate centers: 44
- Companies holding prefixes: 35
- Assignment dates on file: 2015-01-27 to 2026-08-11 (181 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 70

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NASHVILLE | 79 | 42% |
| MURFREESBO | 21 | 11% |
| FRANKLIN | 13 | 7% |
| GOODLETSVL | 8 | 4% |
| SMYRNA | 6 | 3% |
| HENDERSNVL | 4 | 2% |
| FAIRVIEW | 3 | 2% |
| LEBANON | 3 | 2% |
| 36 other rate centers | 53 | 28% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Onvoy | 46 | 24% |
| Teleport Communications America | 25 | 13% |
| Ton80 Communications | 19 | 10% |
| Verizon Wireless | 19 | 10% |
| Powertel Nashville Licenses | 11 | 6% |
| Fractel | 9 | 5% |
| 29 other carriers | 61 | 32% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1954-01-01: Area code 615, named as the parent of 629 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2015-03-28: Area code 629 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 629, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 931 (about 37 miles), 270 (about 79 miles), 364 (about 84 miles), 731 (about 119 miles) and 938 (about 124 miles).

## ZIP codes

70 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Nashville, TN (39 ZIP codes), Franklin, TN (5 ZIP codes) and Lebanon, TN (3 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

417 complaints for 363 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 33
- 2024: 75
- 2025: 44

## Questions

### Where is area code 629?

NANPA assigns area code 629 to Tennessee, United States.

### In which state does area code 629 sit?

Tennessee. 629 is one of 8 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 629 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 629 are Nashville, TN, Franklin, TN and Lebanon, TN. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 629?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 629, Onvoy holds the most prefixes, 46 prefixes or 24%.

### Which time zone does 629 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 629 as Central (C).

### What year did 629 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2015-03-28, so 629 has been in use since 2015.

### Does area code 629 have an overlay?

Yes. 615 (in service 1954-01-01) shares the same area with 629, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 629?

The area codes closest to 629, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 931 (about 37 miles), 270 (about 79 miles), 364 (about 84 miles), 731 (about 119 miles) and 938 (about 124 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 629 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 190 prefixes in service in 629, spread over 44 rate centers and 35 holders.

### Are there complaints about 629 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 417 complaints for 363 numbers in 629. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).