Get a local business phone number in Steubenville, OH
Steubenville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Steubenville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 740 / 220
- Exchanges
- 21NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 18,029Census 2024 est.
Steubenville area codes
Steubenville city is a Census place in Jefferson County, Ohio, with an estimated 18,029 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 21 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 740 has the most (19, 90%). 740 is part of an overlay with 220, so a new local number in Steubenville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Steubenville 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.
Steubenville exchanges by carrier
9 carriers hold the 21 exchanges assigned to Steubenville's rate center. Ohio Bell Tel CO has the most, with 6. 15 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Steubenville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Bell Tel CO | 6 | 29% |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 4 | 19% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 3 | 14% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Oh | 3 | 14% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Oh | 1 | 4.8% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 4.8% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Oh | 1 | 4.8% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - Oh | 1 | 4.8% |
| First Communications, LLC | 1 | 4.8% |
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.
Steubenville phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Steubenville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 2 of the 21 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 220 | 209, 265 |
| 740 | 219, 264, 266, 275, 278, 282, 283, 284, 314, 317, 346, 381, 424, 457, 461, 512, 632, 792, 996 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Steubenville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Steubenville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 71% |
| 2020s | 2 | 29% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Steubenville
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Steubenville's numbers are rated to the STEUBENVL rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Steubenville number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 740 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Steubenville
Steubenville is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, home to 113,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,073 business establishments in the Weirton, WV-OH metro area in 2023, employing 31,086 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (331), other services (except public administration) (306), and health care and social assistance (287).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 91 | 1,244 | 13.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 79 | 1,459 | 18.5 |
| Physician practices | 60 | — | — |
| Law offices | 49 | 139 | 2.8 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 41 | 139 | 3.4 |
| Residential remodelers | 34 | 100 | 2.9 |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 30 | 437 | 14.6 |
| General automotive repair shops | 28 | 103 | 3.7 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Steubenville number on Callata
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 Steubenville, 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.
A 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Weirton, WV-OH metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Steubenville, OH?
Steubenville has exchanges in 740 and 220; 740 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Steubenville?
9, holding 21 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Steubenville 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 Steubenville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).