Get a local business phone number in Bridgeport, WV
Bridgeport's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bridgeport number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 304 / 681
- Exchanges
- 9NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 9,397Census 2024 est.
Bridgeport area codes
Bridgeport, in Harrison County, West Virginia, had a Census-estimated population of 9,397 in July 2024. NANPA lists 9 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 304 has the most (6, 67%). 304 is part of an overlay with 681, so a new local number in Bridgeport may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bridgeport is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 304 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Bridgeport exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 9 exchanges assigned to Bridgeport's rate center. Frontier West Virginia INC. has the most, with 4. 8 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier West Virginia INC. | 4 | 44% |
| Gateway Telecom LLC d/b/a Stratuswave Comm LLC WV | 1 | 11% |
| Communications Plus, INC. - WV | 1 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - WV | 1 | 11% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 11% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Va | 1 | 11% |
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.
Bridgeport phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Bridgeport. 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.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 304 | 608, 808, 842, 848, 933, 979 |
| 681 | 342, 456, 842 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bridgeport's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Bridgeport numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 83% |
| 2010s | 1 | 17% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Bridgeport
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Bridgeport's numbers are rated to the BRIDGEPORT rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Bridgeport number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 304 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Bridgeport
Bridgeport is part of the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area, home to 88,525 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,073 business establishments in the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area in 2023, employing 32,928 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (314), health care and social assistance (272), and other services (except public administration) (262).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 83 | 1,491 | 18.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 64 | 1,443 | 22.5 |
| Law offices | 44 | 309 | 7.0 |
| Residential remodelers | 37 | 131 | 3.5 |
| Physician practices | 36 | 526 | 14.6 |
| Landscaping services | 32 | 113 | 3.5 |
| Dental offices | 29 | 265 | 9.1 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 29 | 171 | 5.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport, 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 Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Bridgeport, WV?
Bridgeport has exchanges in 304 and 681; 304 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bridgeport?
6, holding 9 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).