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Area code 681

Area code 681 serves West Virginia, including Charleston Zone 1, Huntington Zone 1 and Parkersburg Zone 1 (Eastern time). It has been in service since March 28, 2009 and shares its area with 304.

Numbers starting with 681 drew 839 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 312 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 681 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
March 28, 2009Created from 304
Overlay
Same area as 304
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
499 of 792held by 50 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2034NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 681 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 681. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

839

FCC complaints since November 2023

312

Different 681 numbers reported

1,088

FCC complaints naming a 681 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20236
December 20235
January 20242
February 20245
March 202418
April 202415
May 20248
June 20246
July 20249
August 20246
September 20243
October 20248
November 202412
December 20245
January 202512
February 20256
March 20256
April 202516
May 20257
June 20255
July 20256
August 202512
September 202511
October 20250
November 20257
December 20254
January 20268
February 20267
March 20267
April 202611
May 202610
June 20265
July 202611
August 202614
September 202613
October 202619

What people said 681 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 651 of 839 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)343
Other313
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends69
Dropped call or no message24
Warranties and protection plans24
Medical and prescriptions16

Places served by 681

NANPA lists 213 rate centers for 681. 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 140
  • Huntington Zone 134
  • Parkersburg Zone 127
  • Logan20
  • Bluefield12
  • Martinsburg12
  • Beckley11
  • Fairmont11
  • Morgantown11
  • Clarksburg7
  • Kingwood7
  • Weston6
  • Ansted5
  • Charleston Zone 64
  • Elkins4
  • Falling Waters4
  • Lewisburg4
  • Princeton4
  • Bridgeport3
  • Charles Town3
  • East Bank3
  • Hedgesville3
  • Huntington Zone 23
  • Keyser3
Show all 213 rate centers

Man, Moorefield, Mullens, Point Pleasant, Summersville, Weirton, Wheeling Zone 1, Alderson, Alloy, Arbovale, Charleston Zone 2, Charleston Zone 3, Charleston Zone 4, Charleston Zone 5, Cheat Lake, Clendenin, Cowen, Elizabeth, Fairview, Farmington, Fayetteville, Frankford, Glen Daniel, Gormania, Grafton, Harpers Ferry, Huntington Zone 4, Hurricane, Inwood, Jane Lew, Marlinton, Milton, Montgomery, Mount Hope, New Cumberland, Oceana, Parkersburg Zone 2, Parkersburg Zone 3, Paw Paw, Petersburg, Piedmont (mineral), Rainelle, Richwood, Ridgeley, Ripley, Rivesville, Rock Cave, Rupert, Salem, Scott Depot, Seth, Shepherdstown, Shinnston, Snowshoe, Sophia, Spencer, Terra Alta, Thomas, Webster Springs, Welch, Wellsburg, West Union, Anawalt, Apple Grove, Arnoldsburg, Athens, Augusta, Beech Bottom, Belington, Berkeley Springs, Bethany, Birch River, Blacksville, Bluewell, Bradshaw, Bramwell, Branchland, Brandywine, Bruceton Mills, Brushton, Buckhannon, Buffalo, Burlington, Burnsville, Cairo, Cameron, Canaan Valley, Capon Bridge, Chapmanville, Charleston Zone 7, Chester, Clay, Coalwood, Craigsville, Davis, Davy, Daybrook, Delbarton, Dunlow, Dutch Ridge, East Lynn, Eglon, Elk Garden, Ellenboro, Flat Top, Flemington, Follansbee, Franklin, Gary, Gassaway, Gauley Bridge, Gilbert, Glenville, Grantsville, Greenville, Griffithsville, Hacker Valley, Hamlin, Harman, Harrisville, Helen, Hillsboro, Hinton, Hundred, Iaeger, Ivydale, Joetown, Kermit, Lawford, Leon, Letart, Levels, Lost River, Lumberport, Madison, Mannington, Mason, Matewan, Maybeury, Maysville, Middlebourne, Mill Creek, Mineral Wells, Mount Morris, New Haven, New Martinsville, Newton, Northfork, Oak Hill, Oakvale, Paden City, Parsons, Pennsboro, Peterstown, Philippi, Pine Grove, Pineville, Ravenswood, Reader, Reedsville, Rockport, Romney, Saint Marys, Sardis, Sistersville, Smithfield, Smithville, Sutton, Union, Union Ridge, Valley Mills, Van, Wadestown, Walkersville, Wallace, War, Wardensville, West Milford, Wharton, Wheeling Zone 2, Wheeling Zone 3, Wheeling Zone 5, White Sulphur Springs, Whitesville, Widen, Williamson, Williamstown, Winfield, Worthington.

Phone companies holding 681 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 50 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Onvoy, LLC - WV83
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC66
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - WV38
T-Mobile USA, Inc.29
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL26
Coretel West Virginia, Inc. - WV22
Csc Voice, LLC22
Fractel, LLC20

When today's 681 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
20099
20109
201115
201213
201340
201422
201513
20165
20177
201849
201946
202043
202162
202229
202350
202428
202527
202619

Check a 681 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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