Columbus skyline, home of the 614 area code

614 area code: location, overlays and numbers

In Columbus, Ohio, area code 614 serves US telephone users and has operated since 1947. It shares an overlay with 380.

Location
Columbus, Ohio
Service began
1947
Local time zone
Eastern time
Overlay
380
Calls within the area
Full 10-digit dialling
Rate centre list
16
Exhaust projection
2066
Country calling code
+1 (United States)

Public NANPA reports, including the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from the 2026-1 NANPA projections (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.

Get hold of a 614 number

There are two ways to get a 614 number. A new number comes with a provider's plan. When you sign up, you pick one of the numbers that provider holds in the code. Sellers post numbers they already hold, often ones with a pattern, and ask a one-time price. After that, you move the number to a provider.

Providers ranked by first-year cost

ProviderCheapest planFirst yearLink
Google Voice logoFree appBasic (Just for me), free$0Open Google Voice
TextNow logoFree appFree plan, free$0Open TextNow
Twilio logoDeveloper APIPay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month$13.80Open Twilio
Burner logoSecond-number appStandard, $3.99 a month billed yearly$47.99Open Burner
UniTel Voice logoToll-free specialistSolo, $6.99 a month billed yearly$84Open UniTel Voice
GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) logoSecond-number appDeluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly$102.88Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline)

Sellers offering listed local numbers

SellerWhat it sellsListed priceMonthly feeLink
Exclusive Digits logoMarketplaceLocal numbersFrom $9 one-timeNone statedSearch at Exclusive Digits
NumberBarn logoMarketplaceLocal and toll-freeFrom $9.95 one-time$2.99 a monthSearch at NumberBarn
RingBoost logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $99 one-timeNone statedSearch at RingBoost
PhoneNumberExpert logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $100 one-timeNone statedSearch at PhoneNumberExpert
212areacode.comNumber brokerLocal numbersFrom $150 one-timeNone statedSearch at 212areacode.com

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Places in the 614 area code

For 614, NANPA lists 16 rate centres. Each rate centre is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:

Hilliard, Lockbourne, New Albany (franklin), then Plain City, Reynoldsburg, Westerville, West Jefferson, Worthington; Alton, Canal Winchester, Columbus, Gahanna, Dublin, Harrisburg (franklin), Grove City, Groveport.

Other related area codes

For the same area and number pool, see 380. Any of these codes may provide a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.

Elsewhere in Ohio: 216, 419, 513, 330, 937, 440, 740, 234, 567, 220, 326, 283 and 436.

City guides: Columbus area codes.

614 area code questions

Where is area code 614 located?

Calls to 614 ring in Columbus, Ohio, including the area around Columbus, OH.

What country code applies to a 614 number?

+1. The North American Numbering Plan covers 614, so from abroad you dial +1 614, then the 7-digit number.

What time is it in the 614 area code?

The 614 area uses Eastern time.

Who uses a 614 number to call?

Homes, mobiles and local businesses use this code, as do callers who disguise their number as local. What a 614 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not who is calling.

Is a 614 number toll-free?

No. It is a local area code, so calls to 614 are billed in the same way as any other US call. US toll-free prefixes: 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 and 833.