681 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In Washington, West Virginia, the US telephone area code 681 has served the area since 2009 and shares an overlay with 304.
- Location
- Washington, West Virginia
- Service start year
- 2009
- Local time zone
- The Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- 304
- Local calling
- 10-digit dialing
- Rate centre list
- 215
- Exhaust projection
- 2033
- Country prefix
- +1 (United States)
Sources: NANPA public reports, the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Pick up a 681 number
There are two routes to a 681 number. With its plan, a provider hands out a new number, which you choose at sign-up from the pool it holds in the code. Sellers list numbers they already hold, frequently with a pattern, and charge a one-time price; you then move that number to a provider.
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 listing 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 681 area code
For 681, NANPA lists 215 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Among the places listed are Alderson, Alloy, Anawalt and Ansted, Apple Grove, Arbovale, Arnoldsburg and Athens, Augusta, Beckley, Beech Bottom and Belington, Belmont, Berkeley Springs, Bethany and Birch River, Blacksville, Bluefield, Bluewell and Bradshaw, Bramwell, Branchland, Brandywine and Bridgeport, Bruceton Mills, Brushton, Buckhannon and Buffalo, Burlington, Burnsville, Cairo and Cameron, Canaan Valley, Capon Bridge, Chapmanville and Charles Town, Cheat Lake, Chester, Charleston and Clarksburg, Clay, Clendenin, Coalwood and Core, Cowen, Craigsville, Davis and Davy, Daybrook, Delbarton, Dunlow and Dutch Ridge, East Bank, East Lynn, Eglon and Elizabeth, Elk Garden, Elkins, Ellenboro and Fairmont, plus 155 more.
Other related area codes
Same area and same pool of numbers: 304. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
681 area code questions
What area is area code 681 in?
In Washington, West Virginia, 681 rings around Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Which country code does a 681 number use?
+1. Because 681 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calling from abroad means dialing +1 681 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 681 area code?
The 681 area code stays on Eastern time.
Who calls with a 681 number?
Calls can come from homes, mobiles and local businesses with numbers in this code, as well as people who fake a local number. What a 681 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not who is calling.