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304 Area Code

Area code 304 serves Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling and nearby communities in West Virginia. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateWest Virginia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use785
Overlay with681
Projected to run out2033
CharlestonHuntingtonMorgantownParkersburgWheelingMartinsburgWeirtonFairmontBeckleyClarksburgTeays ValleySouth CharlestonCheat LakeViennaSt. AlbansCross LanesBridgeportCharles TownBluefieldMoundsvilleOak HillHurricanePea RidgeDunbarRanson corporationElkinsBrookhavenNitroPrincetonBuckhannonNew MartinsvilleCharlestonMorgantownParkersburgWheelingMartinsburgWeirton
Cities and towns served by area code 304

Who issues 304 numbers

Mobile 23%VoIP and cable 9%Landline 68%

Share of the 785 prefixes (the three digits after 304) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Frontier341
AT&T Mobility72
Stratuswave Comm Wv47
Fibernet43
Verizon Wireless42
UScellular35
T-Mobile34
Lumen (Level 3)33

Cities and towns in area code 304

CityPopulationOther area codes
Charleston46,117681
Huntington44,815681
Morgantown30,293681
Parkersburg28,593681
Wheeling25,680681
Martinsburg19,211681
Weirton18,133681
Fairmont18,035681
Beckley16,373681
Clarksburg15,562681
Teays Valley13,961681
South Charleston13,072681
Cheat Lake10,485681
Vienna10,321681
St. Albans10,210681
Cross Lanes10,172681
Bridgeport9,427681
Charles Town9,329681
Bluefield9,158681
Moundsville7,659681
Oak Hill7,629681
Hurricane7,367681
Pea Ridge7,188681
Dunbar7,050681
Ranson corporation6,853681
Elkins6,622681
Brookhaven6,465681
Nitro6,270681
Princeton5,578681
Buckhannon5,054681
New Martinsville5,039681

Got a call from 304?

A 304 number was originally issued in West Virginia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 9% of 304 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 785 prefixes in area code 304

Format: (304) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 304

Where is area code 304?
Area code 304 is in West Virginia. It covers Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Martinsburg and 25 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 304?
Area code 304 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 304 a toll-free number?
No. 304 is a geographic area code in West Virginia. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 304 share its area with 681?
304 and 681 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 304 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 304/681 overlay to exhaust in the fourth quarter of 2033. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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