Get a local business phone number in Barlow, OH

What area code is Barlow, OH?

Barlow, in Washington County, Ohio, had a Census-estimated population of 2,521 in July 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 740 has the most (3, 75%). 740 is part of an overlay with 220, so a new local number in Barlow may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Barlow 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.

Phone carriers in Barlow

3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Barlow's rate center. Level 3 Communications, LLC - Oh has the most, with 2. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.

Local prefixes for Barlow

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Barlow. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Barlow's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Barlow's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

How local numbers work in Barlow

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Barlow that is BARLOW, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Barlow.

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 Barlow

Barlow is part of the Marietta, OH micropolitan area, home to 58,332 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,378 business establishments in the Marietta, OH micropolitan area in 2023, employing 23,113 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (218), health care and social assistance (166), and other services (except public administration) (147).

Business phone service in Barlow

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Porting a number you already use in Barlow is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Marietta, OH micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.