CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Ashville, OH
Ashville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Ashville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 740
- Exchanges
- 3NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 4,758Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Ashville
Ashville village is a Census place in Pickaway County, Ohio, with an estimated 4,758 residents in 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 740. 740 is part of an overlay with 220, so a new local number in Ashville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Ashville is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 740 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740 | 3 | 100% | 1997 | 220 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Ashville phone exchanges
3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Ashville's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - Oh has the most, with 1. 3 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC - Oh | 1 | 33% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - Oh | 1 | 33% |
| Frontier North, INC. - Oh | 1 | 33% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Local prefixes for Ashville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Ashville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 740 | 729, 954, 983 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Ashville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Ashville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 50% |
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Ashville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Ashville, those come from the ASHVILLE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 740 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Ashville
Ashville is part of the Columbus, OH metro area, home to 2.2 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 46,419 business establishments in the Columbus, OH metro area in 2023, employing 985,064 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (6,208), retail trade (5,594), and professional, scientific, and technical services (5,419).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,932 | 39,789 | 20.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,399 | 37,471 | 26.8 |
| Physician practices | 1,055 | 20,923 | 19.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 932 | 2,654 | 2.8 |
| Law offices | 836 | 6,289 | 7.5 |
| Dental offices | 801 | 7,022 | 8.8 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 776 | 5,753 | 7.4 |
| Child day care services | 700 | 10,037 | 14.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Ashville number on Callata
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Ashville, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
The comparison below uses 21 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Columbus, OH metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $523.95 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $630.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 21 people cost $419.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $419.00 | $5,028.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $399.00 | $4,788.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $483.00 | $5,796.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $523.95 | $6,287.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $567.00 | $6,804.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $630.00 | $7,560.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Ashville, OH?
740. All exchanges NANPA lists for Ashville are in 740.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Ashville?
3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Ashville business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Ashville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 21 users come to $419.00 a month. For comparison, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $630.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).