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Area code 234
Area code 234 is centred on Akron, Ohio. We hold 3,819 allocated blocks for it across 110 rate centres, split 42% mobile, 37% landline and 21% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 234
Area code 234 does not have Akron to itself. 1 other code — 330 — serves the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
3305,247 blocks, 117 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 234 number and a 330 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Akron by area code needs all 2 of them.
234 is not confined to Akron itself: its blocks sit across 110 rate centres, named in the table below.
Ohio is split across 14 area codes — 740, 440, 937, 614, 513, 234 and others. By allocated blocks 234 is the 9th largest of them, holding 7% of the Ohio total.
Where 234 numbers are concentrated
Rate-centre names are reproduced as NANPA records them. The agency truncates them to ten characters, so longer names appear shortened elsewhere on this site.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 234 |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | 592 | 16% |
| Youngstown | 232 | 6% |
| Canton | 203 | 5% |
| Mantua | 172 | 5% |
| Manchestr | 141 | 4% |
| No Canton | 137 | 4% |
| Warren | 131 | 3% |
| Greensburg | 127 | 3% |
| Cortland | 121 | 3% |
| Salem | 80 | 2% |
| Hudson | 70 | 2% |
| Marlboro | 70 | 2% |
| Massillon | 61 | 2% |
| Twinsburg | 59 | 2% |
| Kent | 54 | 1% |
| Aurora | 53 | 1% |
| Wooster | 53 | 1% |
| Alliance | 52 | 1% |
| Richfield | 39 | 1% |
| Brunswick | 38 | 1% |
| Eliverpool | 38 | 1% |
| Dalton | 36 | 1% |
| Northfield | 35 | 1% |
| Ravenna | 35 | 1% |
86 further rate centres in 234 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 234 blocks
Onvoy849 blocks
Verizon Wireless660 blocks
AT&T Wireless431 blocks
Bandwidth259 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.172 blocks
Onvoy Spectrum125 blocks
The largest holder, Onvoy, has 22% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 234 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 234 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 234?
Area code 234 covers Akron, Ohio. It is not the only code there: 330 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Akron, Ohio number can start with any of them.
Is a 234 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 234 the split runs 42% mobile, 37% landline and 21% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 234 numbers?
The largest holders are Onvoy, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 234 numbers are there?
The code holds 3,819 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 234 covers on the order of 3,819,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.