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Get a local business phone number in Piketon, OH

Piketon's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Piketon number in front of your customers.

Area code
740
Exchanges
5NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
2,173Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Piketon

Piketon village is a Census place in Pike County, Ohio, with an estimated 2,173 residents in 2024. All 5 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 Piketon may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Piketon 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 codes with exchanges in Piketon, OH
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7405100%1997220Eastern

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Phone carriers in Piketon

3 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Piketon's rate center. Frontier North, INC. - 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Piketon, OH
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Frontier North, INC. - Oh240%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Oh240%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Oh120%

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 Piketon

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Piketon. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Piketon, OH
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
740289, 443, 897, 970, 977

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Piketon

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Piketon's numbers are rated to the PIKETON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Piketon number.

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 Piketon

Piketon is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 255,049 business establishments in Ohio in 2023, employing 5,081,279 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (34,275), health care and social assistance (31,168), and other services (except public administration) (27,524).

Selected industries in Ohio, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants10,404204,25019.6
Full-service restaurants7,698188,91624.5
Physician practices5,551107,51619.4
Insurance agencies and brokerages4,38227,9426.4
Landscaping services4,22828,6036.8
Law offices4,06727,7606.8
Dental offices3,81433,0038.7
Residential remodelers3,36213,2333.9

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Setting up a Piketon business line

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Piketon, 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 20 users, the rounded average establishment size in Ohio. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $499.00 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $600.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 20 people cost $399.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 20-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$399.00$4,788.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$380.00$4,560.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$460.00$5,520.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$499.00$5,988.00
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$540.00$6,480.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$600.00$7,200.00

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 Piketon, OH?

740. All exchanges NANPA lists for Piketon are in 740.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Piketon?

3, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Piketon 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 Piketon?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 20 users come to $399.00 a month. For comparison, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $600.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).