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681 Area Code

Area code 681 serves Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling and nearby communities in West Virginia. It has been in service since March 28, 2009, when it was split from 304.

StateWest Virginia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use500
Overlay with304
Projected to run out2033
CharlestonHuntingtonMorgantownParkersburgWheelingMartinsburgWeirtonFairmontBeckleyClarksburgTeays ValleySouth CharlestonCheat LakeViennaSt. AlbansCross LanesBridgeportCharles TownBluefieldMoundsvilleOak HillHurricanePea RidgeDunbarRanson corporationElkinsBrookhavenNitroPrincetonBuckhannonNew MartinsvilleCharlestonMorgantownParkersburgWheelingMartinsburgWeirton
Cities and towns served by area code 681

Who issues 681 numbers

Mobile 31%VoIP and cable 39%Landline 30%

Share of the 500 prefixes (the three digits after 681) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)99
AT&T Mobility92
Bandwidth38
T-Mobile37
Coretel West Virginia22
Csc Voice22
Fractel20
Shentel Communications.15

Cities and towns in area code 681

CityPopulationOther area codes
Charleston46,117304
Huntington44,815304
Morgantown30,293304
Parkersburg28,593304
Wheeling25,680304
Martinsburg19,211304
Weirton18,133304
Fairmont18,035304
Beckley16,373304
Clarksburg15,562304
Teays Valley13,961304
South Charleston13,072304
Cheat Lake10,485304
Vienna10,321304
St. Albans10,210304
Cross Lanes10,172304
Bridgeport9,427304
Charles Town9,329304
Bluefield9,158304
Moundsville7,659304
Oak Hill7,629304
Hurricane7,367304
Pea Ridge7,188304
Dunbar7,050304
Ranson corporation6,853304
Elkins6,622304
Brookhaven6,465304
Nitro6,270304
Princeton5,578304
Buckhannon5,054304
New Martinsville5,039304

Got a call from 681?

A 681 number was originally issued in West Virginia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 39% of 681 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 500 prefixes in area code 681

Format: (681) 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 681

Where is area code 681?
Area code 681 is in West Virginia. It covers Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Martinsburg and 25 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 681?
Area code 681 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 681 a toll-free number?
No. 681 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 681 share its area with 304?
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 681 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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