Area code 740, Telephone prefix in southeastern Ohio, US
Area code 740 is a telephone prefix covering southeastern and central Ohio, connecting counties such as Athens, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, and Muskingum. This code reaches across a large rural and small-town territory, stretching from the West Virginia border to the central part of the state.
This prefix was created in 1997 by splitting the existing 614 code to meet growing demand for telephone numbers across Ohio. Overlay code 220 was added in 2015, requiring all callers to use ten-digit dialing for every call.
The numbering system connects diverse communities across Ohio, from the university city of Athens to industrial centers like Zanesville and agricultural regions.
All calls within this region require dialing ten digits, including area code and number, even when calling a neighbor in the same town. This dialing requirement has been in effect since the second code was introduced and remains necessary for all connections within the territory.
Despite being the largest area code by geographic size in Ohio, the 740 region contains fewer residents than other parts of the state.
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