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Area code 234

Area code 234 serves Ohio, including Akron, Youngstown and Canton (Eastern time). It has been in service since October 30, 2000 and shares its area with 330.

Numbers starting with 234 drew 892 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 400 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 234 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Ohio(akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area) and (cleveland--Lorain--Elyria, OH Pmsa)
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
October 30, 2000Created from 330
Overlay
Same area as 330
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
398 of 792held by 49 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2044NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 234 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 234. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

892

FCC complaints since November 2023

400

Different 234 numbers reported

1,180

FCC complaints naming a 234 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202325
December 20236
January 202410
February 202412
March 202413
April 202418
May 202422
June 202412
July 202421
August 202419
September 202410
October 20248
November 20246
December 20244
January 20255
February 202513
March 202511
April 202510
May 20254
June 202510
July 202511
August 20258
September 20258
October 20252
November 20256
December 20256
January 20266
February 20269
March 20267
April 202619
May 20263
June 20267
July 202613
August 20264
September 202610
October 202627

What people said 234 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 601 of 892 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other410
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)200
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends87
Dropped call or no message65
Medical and prescriptions25
Energy, solar, and utilities12

Places served by 234

NANPA lists 110 rate centers for 234. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Akron55
  • Youngstown24
  • Canton19
  • Mantua16
  • Manchester (summit)13
  • North Canton13
  • Greensburg12
  • Warren12
  • Cortland11
  • Aurora8
  • Salem8
  • Hudson7
  • Marlboro7
  • Massillon6
  • Twinsburg6
  • Alliance5
  • Kent5
  • Wooster5
  • Brunswick4
  • Dalton4
  • East Liverpool4
  • Northfield4
  • Ravenna4
  • Richfield4
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Wadsworth, Garrettsville, Girard, Hubbard, Lisbon (columbiana), Louisville, Medina, Millersburg, Montrose (summit), New Philadelphia, North Jackson, North Lima, Sebring, Sharon Center, Uniontown, Apple Creek, Burbank, Canal Fulton, Canfield, Carrollton, Chatham, Columbiana, East Palestine, Fredericksburg, Hartville, Hinckley, Hiram, Holmesville, Lowellville, Magnolia Waynesburg, Mogadore, Navarre, Niles, Paris, Rogers, Rootstown, Salineville, Smithville, Wellsville, Westfield Center, Atwater, Baltic, Beach City, Big Prairie, Bolivar, Brewster, Bristolville, Creston, Damascus, Doylestown, Glenmont, Greene, Hanoverton, Harlem Springs, Hartford (trumbull), Homerville, Johnston, Kidron, Killbuck, Kinsman, Lake Milton, Leetonia, Lodi, Malvern, Marshallville, Mineral City, Nashville, New Waterford, Newton Falls, North Benton, North Georgetown, Orrville, Peninsula, Rittman, Seville, Sharon (trumbull), Shreve, Spencer, Sterling, Strasburg, Sugarcreek, Valley City, Wayland, Wilmot, Windham, Winona.

Phone companies holding 234 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 99% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 49 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - OH48
Onvoy, LLC - OH47
Fractel, LLC33
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL32
T-Mobile USA, Inc.27
Twc IP Enabled Services, LLC24
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - OH21
Ton80 Communications, LLC14

When today's 234 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
20012
20028
20041
20061
20076
20082
20093
201017
201112
201222
201335
201429
201516
201611
201715
201811
20196
202034
202144
202221
202320
202436
202514
202612

Check a 234 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Ohio

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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