West Virginia area codes

Codes in service in West Virginia

West Virginia has 2 geographic area codes in service: 304, 681. 304 is the oldest, dated 1947, and 681 the newest, dated 28 Mar 2009.1 All of West Virginia's codes are on Eastern time.

Area code	NANPA location	NPA in-service date	In-service overlay peers	Time zone	Local calls within the code
304	WV	1947	681	Eastern	10 digits
681	WV	28 Mar 2009	304	Eastern	10 digits

Scroll the table sideways to see every column. Sources: NANPA (14 October 2026 file).

History and overlays in West Virginia

Before 1960: 304 (1947)
2000s: 681 (28 Mar 2009)

West Virginia's in-service overlay group is 304/681.1

304/681: 304 (1947) was joined by 681 on 28 Mar 2009.

Dialing in West Virginia

Local calls within a single area code in West Virginia (304, 681) are all recorded as 10 digits. From any of West Virginia's codes, local calls to another area code are all recorded as 10 digits.1

Neighbours of West Virginia

Regions that border West Virginia:

Kentucky: 5 codes (270, 364, 502, 606, ...)
Maryland: 6 codes (227, 240, 301, 410, ...)
Ohio: 15 codes (216, 220, 234, 283, ...)
Pennsylvania: 15 codes (215, 223, 267, 272, ...)

Rules that apply to every region are on the area-code reference.

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Sources

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NANPA, NPA Database CSV, file dated 14 October 2026; US geographic codes, location, dates, overlay complexes, dialing plan and time zone. Retrieved 14 Oct 2026
https://reports.nanpa.com/public/npa_report.csv