Get a local business phone number in Hudson, OH
Hudson's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Hudson number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 234 / 330
- Exchanges
- 11NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 23,073Census 2024 est.
Hudson area codes
Hudson city is a Census place in Summit County, Ohio, with an estimated 23,073 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 11 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 234 has the most (7, 64%). 234 is part of an overlay with 330, so a new local number in Hudson may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Hudson is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 234 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Hudson exchanges by carrier
5 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Hudson's rate center. Windstream Western Reserve, INC. has the most, with 5. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Windstream Western Reserve, INC. | 5 | 45% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 3 | 27% |
| Centurylink Communications, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Oh | 1 | 9.1% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Hudson
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Hudson's rate center (HUDSON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 3 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 234 | 269, 284, 304, 344, 358, 380, 602 |
| 330 | 342, 650, 653, 655 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Hudson's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Hudson's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 17% |
| 2010s | 2 | 33% |
| 2020s | 3 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Hudson
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Hudson that is HUDSON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Hudson.
Keeping an existing Hudson number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 234 when you pick it.
The local business market
Hudson is part of the Akron, OH metro area, home to 702,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 16,360 business establishments in the Akron, OH metro area in 2023, employing 298,487 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,994), health care and social assistance (1,897), and other services (except public administration) (1,787).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 662 | 13,195 | 19.9 |
| Full-service restaurants | 447 | 10,902 | 24.4 |
| Physician practices | 326 | 8,227 | 25.2 |
| Landscaping services | 299 | 3,274 | 10.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 281 | 1,382 | 4.9 |
| Law offices | 250 | 1,598 | 6.4 |
| Dental offices | 237 | 1,984 | 8.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 220 | 353 | 1.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Hudson
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
Porting a number you already use in Hudson 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.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Akron, OH metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Hudson, OH?
Hudson has exchanges in 234 and 330; 234 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Hudson?
5, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Hudson 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 Hudson?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).