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Get a local business phone number in Thornville, OH

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

Area code
740 / 220
Exchanges
5NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
1,093Census 2024 est.

Thornville area codes

Thornville, in Perry County, Ohio, had a Census-estimated population of 1,093 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 Thornville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Thornville 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 Thornville, OH
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
740480%1997220Eastern
220120%2015740Eastern

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

Thornville exchanges by carrier

3 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Thornville's rate center. Ohio Bell Tel CO has the most, with 2. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Thornville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Thornville, OH
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Ohio Bell Tel CO240%
Onvoy, LLC - Oh240%
Ton80 Communications, LLC120%

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 Thornville

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Thornville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Thornville, OH
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
220230
740242, 246, 531, 847

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Thornville

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

If your business already has a Thornville number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Businesses around Thornville

Thornville 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).

Selected industries in the Columbus, OH metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1,93239,78920.6
Full-service restaurants1,39937,47126.8
Physician practices1,05520,92319.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers9322,6542.8
Law offices8366,2897.5
Dental offices8017,0228.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages7765,7537.4
Child day care services70010,03714.3

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

A Thornville 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.

Porting a number you already use in Thornville 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 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. Callata comes to $419.00 a month for 21 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 21-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Thornville, OH?

Thornville has exchanges in 740 and 220; 740 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Thornville?

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

Can I keep my existing Thornville 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 Thornville?

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).