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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

PATTERSON prefixes in area code 985

NANPA records 7 assigned NXX blocks to rate center PATTERSON in area code 985, 1.6% of the 447 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 5 holders hold those blocks, the largest being BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (3), CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC (1), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-11-20 and the most recent 2016-06-30. 5 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 209, 217, 350, 573 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

7 assigned blocks – 1.6% of 985
5 holders of record
5 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
985-263 Lumen CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 2016-06-30 yes yes
985-305 Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC 2005-04-26 yes yes
985-395 AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL – no yes
985-399 AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL – no yes
985-407 AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL – yes yes
985-412 Comcast COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC – yes yes
985-992 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA 2001-11-20 yes yes

The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.

Who holds the blocks

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL AT&T 3 42.9%
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC Lumen 1 14.3%
PAETEC ITEL, LLC Windstream 1 14.3%
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC Comcast 1 14.3%
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA AT&T 1 14.3%

Same rate center in other codes

Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to PATTERSON in area code 985?

7 blocks: 263, 305, 395, 399, 407, 412, 992. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in PATTERSON?

BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (3 blocks), CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC (1 block), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (1 block), COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (1 block), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is PATTERSON a city?

It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.

Other rate centers in 985

All 447 prefixes in 985