440 area code: location, overlays and numbers
Area code 440 serves Cleveland, Ohio as a US telephone area code, in service since 1997 and overlaid by 436.
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Service start
- 1997
- Time zone used
- Eastern time
- Overlay
- 436
- Calls inside the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre list
- 62
- Exhaust projection
- 2120
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Information comes from NANPA public reports: the area code report and rate-centre report, dated 11/01/2026. For the exhaust year, see the NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
440 numbers: how to get one
Two routes can get you a 440 number. When you sign up, a provider gives you a new number with its plan, chosen from the numbers that it holds in the code. Sellers offer numbers they hold today, often with a pattern, at a one-time price, and you transfer the number to a provider afterwards.
Providers, ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers offering listed local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 440 area code
For 440, NANPA lists 62 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Leroy, Amherst, Lorain, Andover, Madison, Ashtabula, Mentor, Austinburg, Mesopotamia, Avon, Middlefield, Avon Lake, Montville, Bainbridge, New Lyme, Bedford, Newbury, Berea, North Bloomfield, Birmingham, North Royalton, Brecksville, North Eaton, Burton, Oberlin, Chagrin Falls, Olmsted Falls, Chardon, Orwell, Chesterland, Painesville, Cleveland, Parkman, Colebrook, Perry, Columbia Station, Pierpont, Conneaut, Rock Creek, Dorset, Russell, East Claridon, Strongsville, Elyria, Thompson, Gates Mills, Trinity, Geneva, Trumbull, Grafton, Vermilion, Hillcrest, Victory, Huntsburg, Wakeman, Jefferson (ashtabula), Wellington, Kingsville, Wickliffe, Kirtland, and 2 more.
Other area codes tied to this one
Same area and same pool of numbers: 436. Any of these codes can provide a new number in this area. Ask for the one you want.
More Ohio area codes: 283, 326, 380, 220, 567, 234, 740, 937, 330, 614, 513, 419 and 216.
City guide: Cleveland area codes explained.
440 area code questions
What places does area code 440 cover?
Calls to 440 ring in Cleveland, Ohio, and around Cleveland, OH.
Which country code does a 440 number use?
+1. Because 440 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, dialing from abroad means +1 440 and the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 440 area code?
The 440 area stays on Eastern time.
Who makes calls from a 440 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses use this code, as do callers who fake a local number. For a 440 number, your screen identifies where it was assigned rather than who is calling.