606 Area Code

The 606 area code is a telephone area code serving the easternmost part of Kentucky.

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Area Code 606 Location: Kentucky

Area code 606 covers the eastern half of south-central and the eastern part of Kentucky. It runs along the entire length of the state's borders with Virginia and West Virginia. Most of its service area lies within the Kentucky region known as the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield.

Counties Served by Area Code 606:

  • Pike
  • McCreary
  • Lewis
  • Mason
  • Robertson
  • Rowan
  • Lee
  • Fleming
  • Bath
  • Letcher
  • Floyd
  • Whitley
  • Perry
  • Harrison
  • Pulaski
  • Johnson
  • Lincoln
  • Laurel
  • Carter
  • Wayne
  • Bracken
  • Bell
  • Knox
  • Lawrence
  • Nicholas
  • Breathitt
  • Harlan
  • Leslie
  • Knott
  • Rockcastle
  • Estill
  • Clinton
  • Owsley
  • Martin
  • Menifee
  • Wolfe
  • Clay
  • Magoffin
  • Morgan
  • Elliott
  • Boyle
  • Boyd
  • Greenup

Major Cities in the 606 Service Area:

  • Ashland
  • Pikeville
  • Somerset
  • Morehead
  • Hazard
  • Middlesboro
  • London
  • Corbin
  • Paintsville
  • Maysville

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Adams
  • Albany
  • Allen
  • Annville
  • Ary
  • Augusta
  • Barbourville
  • Beattyville
  • Berry
  • Blaine
  • Bledsoe
  • Booneville
  • Brodhead
  • Buckhorn
  • Burnside
  • Campton
  • Catlettsburg
  • Crab Orchard
  • Cumberland
  • Dwale
  • Danville
  • Dover
  • East Bernstadt
  • Elkhorn City
  • Elkfork
  • Eubank
  • Evarts
  • Ewing
  • Ezel
  • Fedscreek
  • Flat Gap
  • Flat Lick
  • Fleming-Neon
  • Flemingsburg
  • Flatwoods
  • Frakes
  • Freeburn
  • Frenchburg
  • Garrison
  • Germantown
  • Grayson
  • Grethel
  • Greenup
  • Harold
  • Harlan
  • Hazel Green
  • Hillsboro
  • Hindman
  • Hustonville
  • Hyden
  • Inez
  • Irvine
  • Jackson
  • Jenkins
  • Liberty
  • Littcarr
  • Livingston
  • Louisa
  • Manchester
  • Martin
  • Mays Lick
  • McCarr
  • McDowell
  • McKee
  • Monticello
  • Moorefield
  • Mousie
  • Mount Olivet
  • Mount Vernon
  • Nancy
  • Olive Hill
  • Oneida
  • Owingsville
  • Partridge
  • Pine Knot
  • Pineville
  • Pippa Passes
  • Prestonsburg
  • Quincy
  • Raccoon
  • Redfox
  • Revelo
  • Royalton
  • Russell
  • Salyersville
  • Salt Lick
  • Sandgap
  • Sandy Hook
  • Science Hill
  • Sharpsburg
  • Slemp
  • South Shore
  • South Williamson
  • Staffordsville
  • Stanford
  • Stanville
  • Stanton
  • Stearns
  • Stinnett
  • Stone
  • Tollesboro
  • Topmost
  • Ulysses
  • Vanceburg
  • Vicco
  • Virgie
  • Wallins Creek
  • Warfield
  • Wayland
  • West Liberty
  • Wheelwright
  • Whitesburg
  • Whitley City
  • Williamsburg
  • Wooton
  • Yeaddis

Overlay System

In 1999, area code 859 was created from a split of the 606 area code. The northwestern portion of the old 606 territory, including Lexington and Northern Kentucky, was assigned to area code 859.

Area Code 606 Location Map

Area Code 606 Location on Kentucky Map

Area code 606 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on January 1, 1955.

606 Area Code Prefixes

Our Kentucky phone number lookup service will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 606 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Kentucky geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:

  • NPA- area code (where the number was originally assigned)
  • NXX - Central office code that locates the specific neighborhood and identifies the service provider
  • XXXX - Subscriber number identifies the individual phone line within that local exchange

Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
WINDSTREAM KENTUCKY EAST, INC. - LEXINGTON 57
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL 49
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA 33
WINDSTREAM KENTUCKY EAST, INC. - LONDON 29
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KY 27
EAST KENTUCKY NETWRK, LLC DBA APPALACHIAN WIRELESS 15
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - KY 15
ONVOY, LLC - KY 12
LESLIE COUNTY TEL. CO. 8
MOUNTAIN RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP., INC. 7
FOOTHILLS RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP. 6
POWERTEL KENTUCKY LICENSES, INC. 6
THACKER/GRIGSBY TEL. CO. 6
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 5
GEARHEART COMM. CO., INC. DBA COALFIELDS TEL. CO. 4
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 4
PEOPLES RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP. 4
SPRINT SPECTRUM, LP - KY 4
FUSION CLOUD SERVICES, LLC 3
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC 3
HIGHLAND TEL. COOP, INC. 2
INTER MOUNTAIN CABLE DBA MIKROTEC COMMUNICATIONS 2
AT&T CORP. 1
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - KY 1
CEBRIDGE TELECOM KY, LLC DBA SUDDENLINK COMM 1
MCC TELEPHONY OF THE SOUTH, LLC - KY 1
ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC 1
TELNYX LLC 1
TV SERVICE, INC. - KY 1

Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
ASHLAND 16
PIKEVILLE 15
SOMERSET 14
CORBIN 10
LONDON 10
MOREHEAD 8
HAZARD 7
MANCHESTER 7
MEADS 7
MIDDLESBO 7
MONTICELLO 7
ALBANY 6
FLEMINGSBG 6
PAINTSVL 6
ALLEN 5
BARBOURVL 5
MAYSVILLE 5
WHITESBURG 5
LOUISA 4
MT VERNON 4
PINEVILLE 4
SOWILLIMSN 4
WILLIAMSBG 4
FREEBURN 3
FRENCHBURG 3
GRAYSON 3
HARLAN 3
HYDEN 3
JACKSON 3
LIBERTY 3
PRESTONSBG 3
RUSSELL 3
STANFORD 3
VANCEBURG 3
BROOKSVL 2
BURNSIDE 2
CATLETTSBG 2
CRAB ORCH 2
CUMBERLAND 2
ELKHORN CY 2
EVARTS 2
GREENUP 2
HAROLD 2
HINDMAN 2
INEZ 2
JELLICO 2
LEATHERWD 2
OLIVE HILL 2
OWINGSVL 2
SALT LICK 2
SALYERSVL 2
SOUTHSHORE 2
STANTON 2
TOLLESBORO 2
VICCO 2
VIRGIE 2
WASHINGTON 2
WAYLAND 2
ANNVILLE 1
AUGUSTA 1
BEATTYVL 1
BENHAMLNCH 1
BLEDSOE 1
BOONEVILLE 1
BRODHEAD 1
BUCKHORN 1
CAMPTON 1
CANOE 1
CHAPMAN 1
CODY 1
DOVER 1
DWARF 1
EBERNSTADT 1
EUBANK 1
EWING 1
EZEL 1
FALLSBURG 1
FAUBUSH 1
FEDSCREEK 1
FISTY 1
FLAT GAP 1
FLAT LICK 1
GARRISON 1
GRETHEL 1
HAZELGREEN 1
HILLSBORO 1
HUSTONVL 1
IRVINE 1
JENKINS 1
JEPTHA 1
LIVINGSTON 1
MARTIN 1
MAYS LICK 1
MCCARR 1
MCDOWELL 1
MCKEE 1
MOUSIE 1
MT OLIVET 1
NANCY 1
NEON 1
ONEIDA 1
PINE KNOT 1
PIPPAPASSS 1
ROYALTON 1
SANDGAP 1
SANDY HOOK 1
SCIENCE HL 1
SHARPSBURG 1
SHOPVILLE 1
STAFORDSVL 1
STINNETT 1
STNSWHLYCY 1
STONE 1
TOPMOST 1
W LIBERTY 1
WALLINSCRK 1
WARFIELD 1
WHEELWRIHT 1
WOOTON 1

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