Get a local business phone number in Morgantown, WV
Morgantown's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Morgantown number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 304 / 681
- Exchanges
- 44NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 23
- Population
- 30,490Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Morgantown
Morgantown, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, had a Census-estimated population of 30,490 in July 2024. NANPA lists 44 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 304 has the most (33, 75%). 304 is part of an overlay with 681, so a new local number in Morgantown may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Morgantown 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.
Who holds Morgantown phone exchanges
23 carriers hold the 44 exchanges assigned to Morgantown's rate center. Frontier West Virginia INC. has the most, with 10. 33 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. | 10 | 23% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 6 | 14% |
| United States Cellular - WV | 4 | 9.1% |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 3 | 6.8% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - WV | 2 | 4.5% |
| Telnyx LLC | 2 | 4.5% |
| Fibernet, LLC - WV | 1 | 2.3% |
| Lumos Networks INC. - Va | 1 | 2.3% |
| Peerless Network of West Virginia, LLC - WV | 1 | 2.3% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 2.3% |
| Digital Connections, INC. - WV | 1 | 2.3% |
| Gateway Telecom LLC d/b/a Stratuswave Comm LLC WV | 1 | 2.3% |
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 Morgantown
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Morgantown. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 6 of the 44 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 304 | 212, 216, 225, 241, 244, 276, 282, 284, 285, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 296, 319, 322, 376, 381, 413, 418, 554, 581, 598, 599, 680, 685, 692, 826, 906, 943, 974, 985 |
| 681 | 209, 212, 285, 304, 331, 349, 376, 596, 738, 867, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Morgantown's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Morgantown numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 39% |
| 2010s | 5 | 28% |
| 2020s | 6 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Morgantown
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Morgantown that is MORGANTOWN, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Morgantown.
Keeping an existing Morgantown number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 304 when you pick it.
The local business market
Morgantown is part of the Morgantown, WV metro area, home to 143,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,990 business establishments in the Morgantown, WV metro area in 2023, employing 55,579 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (440), accommodation and food services (374), and health care and social assistance (348).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 129 | 2,186 | 16.9 |
| Full-service restaurants | 117 | 2,861 | 24.5 |
| Law offices | 71 | 385 | 5.4 |
| Physician practices | 65 | — | — |
| Residential remodelers | 57 | 169 | 3.0 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 53 | 201 | 3.8 |
| Site preparation contractors | 46 | 823 | 17.9 |
| Dental offices | 44 | 367 | 8.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Morgantown business line
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Morgantown, 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 19-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Morgantown, WV metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $570.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $474.05. On Callata the same 19 people cost $379.00 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 | $379.00 | $4,548.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $361.00 | $4,332.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $437.00 | $5,244.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $474.05 | $5,688.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $513.00 | $6,156.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $570.00 | $6,840.00 |
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 Morgantown, WV?
Morgantown has exchanges in 304 and 681; 304 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Morgantown?
23, holding 44 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Morgantown 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 Morgantown?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 19 users come to $379.00 a month. For comparison, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $570.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).