ELKINS prefixes in area code 304
NANPA records 11 assigned NXX blocks to rate center ELKINS in area code 304, 1.4% of the 785 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 5 holders hold those blocks, the largest being FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC. (4), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (3), UNITED STATES CELLULAR - WV (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-12-20 and the most recent 2003-10-08. 8 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 479, 681, 806 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304-591 | Frontier FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC. | 2001-12-20 | yes | yes |
| 304-614 | UNITED STATES CELLULAR - WV | – | yes | yes |
| 304-621 | UNITED STATES CELLULAR - WV | – | yes | yes |
| 304-630 | FIBERNET, LLC - WV | – | no | yes |
| 304-635 | Frontier FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 304-636 | Frontier FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC. | – | no | yes |
| 304-637 | Frontier FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC. | – | no | yes |
| 304-642 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | yes | yes |
| 304-704 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 2003-10-08 | yes | yes |
| 304-801 | GATEWAY TELECOM LLC DBA STRATUSWAVE COMM LLC WV | – | yes | yes |
| 304-940 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 2003-08-08 | yes | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC. | Frontier | 4 | 36.4% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | AT&T | 3 | 27.3% |
| UNITED STATES CELLULAR - WV | – | 2 | 18.2% |
| FIBERNET, LLC - WV | – | 1 | 9.1% |
| GATEWAY TELECOM LLC DBA STRATUSWAVE COMM LLC WV | – | 1 | 9.1% |
Same rate center in other codes
Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to ELKINS in area code 304?
11 blocks: 591, 614, 621, 630, 635, 636, 637, 642, 704, 801, 940. The table above gives the holder of each.
Which carriers have numbers in ELKINS?
FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC. (4 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (3 blocks), UNITED STATES CELLULAR - WV (2 blocks), FIBERNET, LLC - WV (1 block), GATEWAY TELECOM LLC DBA STRATUSWAVE COMM LLC WV (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is ELKINS a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.