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title: "Area code 614: Ohio, United States"
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summary: "Area code 614 serves Ohio, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Ohio."
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# Area code 614: Ohio, United States

Area code 614 serves Ohio, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Ohio.

NANPA lists 777 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 614, held by 31 holders across 16 rate centers.
The largest rate center is COLUMBUS, with 409 prefixes (53%).
Ohio Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 249 (32%). 63% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,413 complaints on file for 3,279 numbers in 614, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 380 (2016-02-27)
- Prefixes in use: 777
- Pooled prefixes: 487 (63%)
- Rate centers: 16
- Companies holding prefixes: 31
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-05 to 2025-04-07 (259 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 57

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| COLUMBUS | 409 | 53% |
| DUBLIN | 52 | 7% |
| WORTHINGTN | 45 | 6% |
| GAHANNA | 42 | 5% |
| HILLIARD | 36 | 5% |
| REYNOLDSBG | 34 | 4% |
| WESTERVL | 30 | 4% |
| ALTON | 25 | 3% |
| 8 other rate centers | 104 | 13% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ohio Bell Tel | 249 | 32% |
| Verizon Wireless | 96 | 12% |
| Aerial Communications | 89 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 46 | 6% |
| Paetec Itel | 44 | 6% |
| Level 3 Communications | 41 | 5% |
| 25 other carriers | 212 | 27% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 614 went into service.
- 1997-12-06: Area code 740 went into service and names 614 as its parent.
- 2016-02-27: Area code 380 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 614.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 614, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 220 (about 40 miles), 740 (about 47 miles), 326 (about 59 miles), 937 (about 59 miles) and 567 (about 86 miles).

## ZIP codes

57 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Columbus, OH (45 ZIP codes), Groveport, OH (3 ZIP codes) and Dublin, OH (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

4,413 complaints for 3,279 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 152
- 2024: 152
- 2025: 161

## Questions

### Where is area code 614?

NANPA assigns area code 614 to Ohio, United States.

### In which state does area code 614 sit?

Ohio. 614 is one of 15 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 614 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 614 are Columbus, OH, Groveport, OH and Dublin, OH. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 614?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 614, Ohio Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 249 prefixes or 32%.

### Which time zone does 614 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 614 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 614 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 614 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 614 have an overlay?

Yes. 380 (in service 2016-02-27) shares the same area with 614, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 614?

The area codes closest to 614, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 220 (about 40 miles), 740 (about 47 miles), 326 (about 59 miles), 937 (about 59 miles) and 567 (about 86 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 614 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 777 prefixes in service in 614, spread over 16 rate centers and 31 holders.

### Are there complaints about 614 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,413 complaints for 3,279 numbers in 614. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).