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Fayetteville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Fayetteville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 304 / 681
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 2,753Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Fayetteville
With 2,753 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Fayetteville sits in Fayette County, West Virginia. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 304 has the most (3, 60%). 304 is part of an overlay with 681, so a new local number in Fayetteville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Fayetteville 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.
Phone carriers in Fayetteville
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Fayetteville's rate center. Frontier West Virginia INC. has the most, with 1. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier West Virginia INC. | 1 | 20% |
| United States Cellular - WV | 1 | 20% |
| Shentel Communications, LLC. - WV | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - WV | 1 | 20% |
| Onvoy, LLC - WV | 1 | 20% |
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 Fayetteville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Fayetteville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2010. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 304 | 574, 663, 900 |
| 681 | 227, 301 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Fayetteville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Fayetteville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Fayetteville
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Fayetteville's numbers are rated to the FAYETTEVL rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Fayetteville number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 304 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Fayetteville
Fayetteville is part of the Beckley, WV metro area, home to 111,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,423 business establishments in the Beckley, WV metro area in 2023, employing 34,125 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (425), health care and social assistance (411), and other services (except public administration) (264).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 99 | 1,079 | 10.9 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 81 | 1,714 | 21.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 66 | 1,727 | 26.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 56 | 445 | 7.9 |
| Law offices | 50 | 178 | 3.6 |
| Residential remodelers | 45 | 99 | 2.2 |
| Dental offices | 37 | 323 | 8.7 |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 34 | 382 | 11.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Fayetteville business line
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 Fayetteville, 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 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Beckley, WV metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 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 | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
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 Fayetteville, WV?
Fayetteville has exchanges in 304 and 681; 304 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Fayetteville?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).