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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.

Area codes with exchanges in Bridgeport, WV
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
304667%1947681Eastern
681333%2009304Eastern

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

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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Bridgeport, WV
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Frontier West Virginia INC.444%
Gateway Telecom LLC d/b/a Stratuswave Comm LLC WV111%
Communications Plus, INC. - WV111%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - WV111%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC111%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - Va111%

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.

Prefixes assigned in Bridgeport, WV
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
304608, 808, 842, 848, 933, 979
681342, 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.

Bridgeport, WV: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s583%
2010s117%

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).

Selected industries in the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants831,49118.0
Full-service restaurants641,44322.5
Law offices443097.0
Residential remodelers371313.5
Physician practices3652614.6
Landscaping services321133.5
Dental offices292659.1
Insurance agencies and brokerages291715.9

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.

Monthly list price for a 16-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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).