304
West Virginia's Original Statewide Prefix
The 304 area code covered all of West Virginia alone from 1947 until 2009. Discover which cities share this prefix, its unusual statewide history, and how to claim a local number now.
WV · 2 Area Codes
West Virginia
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West Virginia's economy leans on energy and mining, centered around Charleston, Huntington, and Morgantown. Get a local virtual phone number with any West Virginia area code.
2 area codes
Original code 304 · 1947
Capital: Charleston
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1947
304 first assigned
304 came first, in 1947
304 was West Virginia's original area code, assigned in 1947. The newest, 681, arrived in 2009. Each of the 2 codes below maps to its own part of the state, so the code you pick shows which region you serve.
01 — West Virginia at a Glance
West Virginia, by the numbers.
West Virginia got area code 304 in October 1947. Thanks to slow population growth, it stayed the state's only code for six decades.
By the mid-2000s, cell phones, pagers, and fax lines had eaten into 304's remaining numbers. In January 2008, regulators approved relief, and overlay 681 launched in 2009 across the same territory.
681 overlays all 55 counties rather than replacing 304 anywhere, so new numbers from Charleston to the most rural county can carry either code.
Did you know?
West Virginia is one of a small number of states where an overlay, 681, covers the exact same 55 counties as the original code, 304, rather than dividing the state geographically.
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Frequently Asked
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States that border West Virginia
Customers and teams near the West Virginialine often use a neighbouring state's codes. Here are the area codes next door.
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