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Area code
234
In service
United States · since 2000

Akron/Canton/Youngstown (overlay)

All-service overlay of area code 330, serving northeastern Ohio including Akron, Canton, Youngstown and Warren. Activated in 2000.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Akron/Canton/Youngstown (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2000
Projected exhaust
2042 Q3

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 234 is

Northeastern Ohio, coextensive with area code 330.

Communities served wholly or partly by 234:

AkronCantonYoungstownWarren

Serves the full 330 footprint; representative list.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 234 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Overlay · 2000 330 Akron/Canton/Youngstown Overlay sharing the 330 numbering plan area.
What's changing. Overlay of 330 since 2000; ten-digit dialing required.
C · History

How 234 got here

2000-10-30
Activated as an overlay of 330; ten-digit dialing became mandatory October 1, 2000. (Had originally been reserved for the Jacksonville, FL area.)
Source: Wikipedia: Area codes 330 and 234
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
412
Prefixes available
388
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,335

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area codes 330 and 234
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.