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Get a local business phone number in Milton, WV

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

Area code
304 / 681
Exchanges
4NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
2,799Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Milton

Milton town is a Census place in Cabell County, West Virginia, with an estimated 2,799 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 304 has the most (2, 50%). 304 is part of an overlay with 681, so a new local number in Milton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Milton 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 Milton, WV
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
304250%1947681Eastern
681250%2009304Eastern

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

Phone carriers in Milton

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Milton's rate center. Fibernet, 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Milton, WV
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Fibernet, LLC - WV125%
Frontier West Virginia INC.125%
Onvoy, LLC - WV125%
AT&T - Local125%

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.

Local prefixes for Milton

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Milton. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Milton, WV
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
304390, 743
681281, 390

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Milton's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Milton's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Milton, WV: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s133%
2010s133%
2020s133%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

How local numbers work in Milton

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Milton, those come from the MILTON 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 Milton

Milton is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, home to 367,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 7,018 business establishments in the Huntington, WV-KY-OH metro area in 2023, employing 116,763 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,261), health care and social assistance (980), and other services (except public administration) (764).

Selected industries in the Huntington, WV-KY-OH metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants3467,00120.2
Full-service restaurants2054,68922.9
Physician practices1883,84620.5
Insurance agencies and brokerages1355283.9
Law offices1346985.2
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors961,01110.5
Residential remodelers874525.2
Landscaping services864134.8

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

Setting up a Milton business line

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Milton 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.

The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Huntington, WV-KY-OH metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

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 Milton, WV?

Milton has exchanges in 304 and 681; 304 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Milton?

4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Milton 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 Milton?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).