Get a local business phone number in Weirton, WV
Weirton's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Weirton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 304 / 681
- Exchanges
- 17NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 18,317Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Weirton
With 18,317 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Weirton sits in Hancock County, West Virginia. NANPA lists 17 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 304 has the most (14, 82%). 304 is part of an overlay with 681, so a new local number in Weirton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Weirton 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 Weirton
8 carriers hold the 17 exchanges assigned to Weirton's rate center. Aerial Communications, INC. has the most, with 4. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 4 | 24% |
| Frontier West Virginia INC. | 4 | 24% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 3 | 18% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - WV | 2 | 12% |
| A.v. Lauttamus Communications, INC. | 1 | 5.9% |
| Gateway Telecom LLC d/b/a Stratuswave Comm LLC WV | 1 | 5.9% |
| Fibernet, LLC - WV | 1 | 5.9% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 5.9% |
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 Weirton
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Weirton. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 304 | 224, 374, 468, 479, 491, 604, 670, 723, 740, 748, 794, 797, 914, 919 |
| 681 | 328, 348, 522 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Weirton's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Weirton numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 57% |
| 2010s | 3 | 43% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Weirton
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Weirton, those come from the WEIRTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Weirton 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 Weirton
Weirton is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, home to 113,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 2,073 business establishments in the Weirton, WV-OH metro area in 2023, employing 31,086 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (331), other services (except public administration) (306), and health care and social assistance (287).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 91 | 1,244 | 13.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 79 | 1,459 | 18.5 |
| Physician practices | 60 | — | — |
| Law offices | 49 | 139 | 2.8 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 41 | 139 | 3.4 |
| Residential remodelers | 34 | 100 | 2.9 |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 30 | 437 | 14.6 |
| General automotive repair shops | 28 | 103 | 3.7 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Weirton 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 Weirton, 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 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Weirton, WV-OH metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. 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 Weirton, WV?
Weirton has exchanges in 304 and 681; 304 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Weirton?
8, holding 17 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Weirton 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 Weirton?
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).