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Area code 681
Area code 681 is centred on Charleston, West Virginia. We hold 4,379 allocated blocks for it across 213 rate centres, split 52% mobile, 28% landline and 20% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 681
Area code 681 does not have Charleston, West Virginia to itself. 1 other code — 304 — 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.
3045,718 blocks, 228 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 681 number and a 304 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Charleston, West Virginia by area code needs all 2 of them.
681 is not confined to Charleston, West Virginia itself: its blocks sit across 213 rate centres, named in the table below.
West Virginia is split across 2 area codes — 304, 681. By allocated blocks 681 is the second largest of them, holding 43% of the West Virginia total.
Where 681 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Hntngtnzn1 and Prkrsbgzn1 are shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 681 |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 432 | 10% |
| Hntngtnzn1 | 369 | 8% |
| Prkrsbgzn1 | 284 | 6% |
| Logan | 203 | 5% |
| Beckley | 117 | 3% |
| Fairmont | 114 | 3% |
| Martinsbg | 114 | 3% |
| Morgantown | 100 | 2% |
| Bluefield | 77 | 2% |
| Kingwood | 71 | 2% |
| Clarksburg | 68 | 2% |
| Weston | 56 | 1% |
| Ansted | 49 | 1% |
| Elkins | 44 | 1% |
| Charleston | 41 | 1% |
| Fallngwtrs | 38 | 1% |
| Lewisburg | 35 | 1% |
| Bridgeport | 32 | 1% |
| Hedgesvl | 32 | 1% |
| Charles Tn | 31 | 1% |
| Hntngtnzn2 | 30 | 1% |
| Mullens | 30 | 1% |
| Whelngzon1 | 30 | 1% |
| Keyser | 29 | 1% |
189 further rate centres in 681 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 681 blocks
AT&T Wireless1,241 blocks
Onvoy834 blocks
Onvoy Spectrum291 blocks
Bandwidth226 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.179 blocks
T-Mobile Usa, Inc.137 blocks
The largest holder, AT&T Wireless, has 28% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 681 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 681 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 681?
Area code 681 covers Charleston, West Virginia. It is not the only code there: 304 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Charleston, West Virginia number can start with any of them.
Is a 681 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 681 the split runs 52% mobile, 28% landline and 20% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 681 numbers?
The largest holders are AT&T Wireless, Onvoy, Onvoy Spectrum. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 681 numbers are there?
The code holds 4,379 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 681 covers on the order of 4,379,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.