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Charleston, WV Area Codes

Charleston, West Virginia (population 46,117) uses area codes 304 and 681.

Area code304
Area code681
Time zoneEastern
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Charleston and nearby cities in area code 304

Carriers with Charleston numbers

144 prefixes are assigned to the Charleston exchange: 37% mobile, 16% VoIP and cable, 47% landline.

CarrierPrefixes
Frontier42
AT&T Mobility25
T-Mobile19
Verizon Wireless8
Lumen (Level 3)7
Onvoy (Sinch)6
Fibernet5
Csc Voice3

Area codes used in Charleston

Area codePrefixes serving CharlestonMain carriers in this code
30491Frontier, AT&T Mobility, Stratuswave Comm Wv
68153Onvoy (Sinch), AT&T Mobility, Bandwidth

Charleston phone number prefixes

Numbers starting with these first six digits were originally assigned to the Charleston exchange.

Nearby cities in area code 304

Questions

What is the area code for Charleston, WV?
Charleston uses 2 area codes: 304 and 681. They overlay each other, so all of them cover the whole city and you dial 10 digits for local calls.
What time zone is Charleston in?
Charleston is in the Eastern time zone.