Get a local business phone number in Summersville, WV
Summersville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Summersville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 304 / 681
- Exchanges
- 11NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 3,326Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Summersville
With 3,326 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Summersville sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia. NANPA lists 11 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 304 has the most (8, 73%). 304 is part of an overlay with 681, so a new local number in Summersville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Summersville 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 Summersville
8 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Summersville's rate center. United States Cellular - WV has the most, with 3. 8 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Summersville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States Cellular - WV | 3 | 27% |
| Frontier West Virginia INC. | 2 | 18% |
| North County Communication Corporation - CA | 1 | 9.1% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Fibernet, LLC - WV | 1 | 9.1% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - WV | 1 | 9.1% |
| Shentel Communications, LLC. - WV | 1 | 9.1% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 1 | 9.1% |
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 Summersville
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Summersville's rate center (SUMMERSVL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2009. 2 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 304 | 246, 495, 618, 619, 651, 872, 880, 883 |
| 681 | 208, 355, 543 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Summersville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Summersville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 25% |
| 2010s | 1 | 25% |
| 2020s | 2 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Summersville
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Summersville, those come from the SUMMERSVL rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Summersville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 304 when you pick it.
Who does business near Summersville
Summersville 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,292 | 25,523 | 19.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,234 | 23,777 | 19.3 |
| Physician practices | 916 | 13,684 | 14.9 |
| Law offices | 775 | 4,733 | 6.1 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 637 | 2,898 | 4.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 541 | 1,952 | 3.6 |
| Dental offices | 473 | 4,036 | 8.5 |
| General automotive repair shops | 459 | 1,846 | 4.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Summersville 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 Summersville, 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 West Virginia, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $450.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $374.25, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 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 | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
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 Summersville, WV?
Summersville has exchanges in 304 and 681; 304 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Summersville?
8, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Summersville 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 Summersville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).