North American NumbersCentral/Southeastern Ohio
Serves central and southeastern Ohio, the state's largest area code by geographic size. Created in 1997 by splitting from Columbus's 614.
Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.
Where 740 is
Central and southeastern Ohio (largely rural; ring around and southeast of Columbus).
Communities served wholly or partly by 740:
Representative; the NPA is Ohio's largest by area and relatively low in population.
How it relates to other codes
The codes 740 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?
How 740 got here
How full it is
Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.
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.