--- title: "Area code 681: West Virginia, United States" url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/681.md" canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/681" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "Area code 681 serves West Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in West Virginia." --- # Area code 681: West Virginia, United States Area code 681 serves West Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in West Virginia. NANPA lists 490 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 681, held by 48 holders across 213 rate centers. New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 83 (17%). 99% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies. The FCC unwanted-call data has 519 complaints on file for 464 numbers in 681, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings. ## Facts - In service since: 2009-03-28 - Time zone: Eastern (E) - Assigned overlays: 304 (1947-01-01) - Prefixes in use: 490 - Pooled prefixes: 486 (99%) - Rate centers: 213 - Companies holding prefixes: 48 - Assignment dates on file: 2009-03-02 to 2026-07-08 (481 prefixes) - ZIP codes in its places: 157 ## Rate centers | Rate center | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | CHRLSTNZN1 | 38 | 8% | | HNTNGTNZN1 | 33 | 7% | | PRKRSBGZN1 | 25 | 5% | | LOGAN | 18 | 4% | | BLUEFIELD | 12 | 2% | | MARTINSBG | 12 | 2% | | BECKLEY | 11 | 2% | | FAIRMONT | 11 | 2% | | 205 other rate centers | 330 | 67% | ## Carriers | Holder | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | New Cingular Wireless PCS | 83 | 17% | | Onvoy | 83 | 17% | | Bandwidth.com CLEC | 38 | 8% | | T-Mobile USA | 29 | 6% | | Coretel West Virginia | 22 | 4% | | CSC Voice | 22 | 4% | | 42 other carriers | 213 | 43% | 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 304, named as the parent of 681 in the NANPA report, was in service. - 2009-03-28: Area code 681 went into service. ## Nearest area codes The area codes closest to 681, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 540 (about 95 miles), 826 (about 96 miles), 740 (about 110 miles), 220 (about 115 miles) and 276 (about 134 miles). ## ZIP codes 157 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Morgantown, WV (7 ZIP codes), Clarksburg, WV (3 ZIP codes) and Beckley, WV (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 519 complaints for 464 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year: - 2023: 42 - 2024: 63 - 2025: 56 ## Questions ### Where is area code 681? NANPA assigns area code 681 to West Virginia, United States. ### In which state does area code 681 sit? West Virginia. 681 is one of 2 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state. ### Which places does area code 681 cover? The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 681 are Morgantown, WV, Clarksburg, WV and Beckley, WV. The rate center list on this page shows all of them. ### Who owns area code 681? NANPA assigns area codes. Within 681, New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 83 prefixes or 17%. ### Which time zone does 681 use? The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 681 as Eastern (E). ### What year did 681 enter service? The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2009-03-28, so 681 has been in use since 2009. ### Does area code 681 have an overlay? Yes. 304 (in service 1947-01-01) shares the same area with 681, so numbers from all of them are local to each other. ### Which area codes are nearest to 681? The area codes closest to 681, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 540 (about 95 miles), 826 (about 96 miles), 740 (about 110 miles), 220 (about 115 miles) and 276 (about 134 miles). ### How many prefixes does area code 681 have? NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 490 prefixes in service in 681, spread over 213 rate centers and 48 holders. ### Are there complaints about 681 numbers? The FCC data on file has 519 complaints for 464 numbers in 681. 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).