West Virginia (overlay)

Area code 681 is a statewide overlay of area code 304, covering all of West Virginia. It was introduced in 2009 to relieve 304 number exhaustion.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18

Place

Type

geographic

Status

in service

In service since

2009

Projected exhaust

2033 Q4

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 681 is

The entire state of West Virginia (same geography as 304)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 681:

CharlestonHuntingtonMorgantownWheelingParkersburgBeckley

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 681 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 · 2009 304 West Virginia (statewide) 681 was added as an overlay on top of the original 304.

What's changing. Active statewide overlay of 304.

C · History

How 681 got here

2008-07-26

Permissive 10-digit dialing began ahead of the overlay.

Source: Wikipedia

2009-03-28

First 681 numbers became available for assignment.

Source: Wikipedia

D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned

512

Prefixes available

288

Thousands-blocks assigned

3,839

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 304 and 681

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.