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Area code 304

Area code 304 serves West Virginia, including Charleston Zone 1, Huntington Zone 1 and Morgantown (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 681.

Numbers starting with 304 drew 2,784 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,092 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 304 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
West Virginia(washington, DC--MD--VA--WV Pmsa) and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 681
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
785 of 792held by 47 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2034NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 304 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 304. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,784

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,092

Different 304 numbers reported

3,682

FCC complaints naming a 304 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202312
December 20238
January 202421
February 2024107
March 2024173
April 202424
May 202423
June 202415
July 202412
August 202420
September 202413
October 202412
November 202418
December 20249
January 202514
February 202516
March 202513
April 202523
May 202517
June 202517
July 202525
August 202516
September 202514
October 20250
November 202511
December 202518
January 202614
February 202646
March 202651
April 202642
May 202650
June 202654
July 202652
August 202630
September 202639
October 202648

What people said 304 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 2,192 of 2,784 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)1,140
Other1,001
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends208
Medical and prescriptions138
Dropped call or no message71
Warranties and protection plans24

Places served by 304

NANPA lists 228 rate centers for 304. 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.
  • Charleston Zone 170
  • Huntington Zone 137
  • Morgantown33
  • Clarksburg27
  • Beckley25
  • Parkersburg Zone 125
  • Wheeling Zone 124
  • Martinsburg21
  • Bluefield18
  • Logan15
  • Weirton14
  • Fairmont12
  • Elkins11
  • Buckhannon9
  • Falling Waters9
  • Lewisburg8
  • Princeton8
  • Ripley8
  • Summersville8
  • New Martinsville7
  • Sutton7
  • Bridgeport6
  • Charleston Zone 56
  • Huntington Zone 26
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Weston, Charles Town, Charleston Zone 6, Franklin, Keyser, Kingwood, Point Pleasant, Wheeling Zone 5, Berkeley Springs, Buffalo, Chester, Grafton, Ravenswood, West Union, Williamson, Athens, Belmont, Burnsville, Charleston Zone 4, Charleston Zone 7, Cheat Lake, Fayetteville, Hinton, Lost River, Madison, Mill Creek, Montgomery, Moorefield, Mount Hope, Peterstown, Philippi, Ridgeley, Romney, Rowlesburg, Scott Depot, Spencer, Terra Alta, Wayne, Wheeling Zone 2, Wheeling Zone 3, Williamstown, Beech Bottom, Belington, Bethany, Bluewell, Bradshaw, Brandywine, Brushton, Chapmanville, Charleston Zone 2, Charleston Zone 3, Clay, East Bank, Fairview, Farmington, Flat Top, Follansbee, Fort Ashby, Fort Gay, Gassaway, Glenville, Grantsville, Hillsboro, Huntington Zone 4, Hurricane, Inwood, Jane Lew, Kimball, Letart, Lumberport, Mannington, Matoaka, Middlebourne, Milton, Mount Morris, New Cumberland, New Haven, Newburg, Oak Hill, Oakvale, Paden City, Parkersburg Zone 3, Pennsboro, Petersburg, Pineville, Reedsville, Rivesville, Rock Cave, Rupert, Saint Marys, Salem, Shepherdstown, Shinnston, Sistersville, Tunnelton, Walton, Welch, Wellsburg, West Milford, White Sulphur Springs, Winfield, Worthington, Alderson, Alloy, Anawalt, Ansted, Apple Grove, Arbovale, Arnoldsburg, Augusta, Birch River, Blacksville, Bramwell, Branchland, Bruceton Mills, Burlington, Cairo, Cameron, Canaan Valley, Capon Bridge, Clendenin, Coalwood, Core, Cowen, Craigsville, Davis, Davy, Daybrook, Delbarton, Dunlow, Dutch Ridge, East Lynn, Eglon, Elizabeth, Elk Garden, Ellenboro, Flemington, Frankford, Gary, Gauley Bridge, Gilbert, Glen Daniel, Gormania, Greenville, Griffithsville, Hacker Valley, Hamlin, Harman, Harpers Ferry, Harrisville, Hedgesville, Helen, Hundred, Iaeger, Ivydale, Joetown, Kermit, Laurel Point, Lawford, Leon, Levels, Man, Marlinton, Mason, Matewan, Maybeury, Maysville, Meadow Bridge, Mineral Wells, Mullens, Newton, Northfork, Oceana, Parkersburg Zone 2, Parsons, Paw Paw, Piedmont (mineral), Pine Grove, Prichard, Rainelle, Reader, Richwood, Riverton, Rockport, Sardis, Seth, Smithfield, Smithville, Snowshoe, Sophia, Thomas, Union, Union Ridge, Valley Mills, Van, Wadestown, Walkersville, Wallace, War, Wardensville, Webster Springs, Wharton, Whitesville, Widen.

Phone companies holding 304 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 65% 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 47 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Frontier West Virginia Inc.255
Citizens Tel CO of WV dba Frontier of WV86
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC54
Gateway Telecom LLC dba Stratuswave Comm LLC WV47
Fibernet, LLC - WV43
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - WV42
Level 3 Communications, LLC - WV33
T-Mobile USA, Inc.31

When today's 304 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200131
200233
200317
200415
200513
200610
200714
200818
20093
20106
20113
20142
20161
20171
20182
20211
20222
20232
20251
20261

Check a 304 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 West Virginia

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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