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Johnstown's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Johnstown number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 740 / 220
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 5,356Census 2024 est.
What area code is Johnstown, OH?
Johnstown, in Licking County, Ohio, had a Census-estimated population of 5,356 in July 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 740 has the most (4, 80%). 740 is part of an overlay with 220, so a new local number in Johnstown may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Johnstown 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.
Johnstown exchanges by carrier
4 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Johnstown's rate center. Brightspeed of Northwest Ohio, INC. has the most, with 2. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Northwest Ohio, INC. | 2 | 40% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - Oh | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Oh | 1 | 20% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Oh | 1 | 20% |
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.
Johnstown phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Johnstown. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 220 | 231 |
| 740 | 809, 817, 966, 967 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Johnstown's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Johnstown numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 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 Johnstown
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Johnstown's numbers are rated to the JOHNSTOWN rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Johnstown number.
If your business already has a Johnstown number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Johnstown
Johnstown 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 Johnstown 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 Johnstown, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Columbus, OH metro area, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $630.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $523.95, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. 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 Johnstown, OH?
Johnstown has exchanges in 740 and 220; 740 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Johnstown?
4, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Johnstown 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 Johnstown?
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).