Area codes 740 and 220 are telephone

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s in the

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(NANP) for the southeastern and central parts of

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. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes the cities of

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, Belpre, Cadiz, Chillicothe, Circleville, Coshocton,

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, Gallipolis,

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, Ironton, Jackson, Lancaster,

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, Logan, Marietta, Marion,

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, Nelsonville, Newark, Newcomerstown, Pataskala,

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, Rockbridge,

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, and Zanesville, Shadyside and the surrounding areas. It does not include the city of

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and rate centers in Franklin County which primarily use area code 614. Although it is Ohio's largest area code by geographic size, Southeastern Ohio is largely rural and has fewer residents overall than the rest of the state except in the areas near Columbus. 220 is the lowest-numbered area code in the system, that doesn't have a 0 or 1 in the middle.

History

Area code 740 was established on September 11, 1997; it split from area code 614 on November 8, 1997. On November 7, 2013, it was announced that the 740 area code would run out of numbers sometime in 2015. The

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chose to remedy the situation by implementing an overlay with area code 220, effective April 22, 2015. This requires all calls within the numbering plan area to be dialed using the full ten-digit telephone number.

References

External links

List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 740 Area Code
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