Get a local business phone number in Hinton, WV

What area code is Hinton, WV?

Hinton, in Summers County, West Virginia, had a Census-estimated population of 2,159 in July 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 304 has the most (3, 75%). 304 is part of an overlay with 681, so a new local number in Hinton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Hinton 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.

Hinton exchanges by carrier

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Hinton's rate center. Citynet West Virginia, LLC - WV has the most, with 1. 4 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.

Hinton phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Hinton. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Hinton's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Hinton numbers was added to the local supply.

Rate centers and local calling in Hinton

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Hinton, those come from the HINTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

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 Hinton

Hinton is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 35,839 business establishments in West Virginia in 2023, employing 551,240 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (5,696), health care and social assistance (5,019), and other services (except public administration) (4,255).

A Hinton number on Callata

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If you already have a number in Hinton, 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.

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