681 Area Code: Charleston, West Virginia
Area code 681 serves Charleston, Huntington and Parkersburg, West Virginia in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2009. Consumers have filed 1,305 unwanted-call complaints against 1,204 different 681 numbers, 251 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 681 at a glance
- State
- West Virginia
- Main cities
- Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Logan, Martinsburg, Bluefield + 191 more
- Counties
- Kanawha County, Cabell County, Wood County, Logan County + 51 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- March 28, 2009
- Overlay of
- 304
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 213 rate centers, 500 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Reported 681 numbers
No single 681 number has enough complaints yet for a full report page, so none are listed. Look up the exact number that called you: the lookup works on every US number, whether or not it has complaint history.
What calls from 681 numbers are about
784 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 681 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 40% of complaints (95% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 82% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Debt reduction31640%
- Other / unspecified25933%
- Impostor (government, business, family)8210%
- No subject given587%
- Dropped call / no message223%
- Warranties & protection plans213%
- Medical & prescriptions172%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice9569%
- Live Voice2720%
- Text Message1511%
11% of recent FCC complaints about 681 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 681 spam calls come in
31% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 89% came Monday to Friday, most on Tuesdays. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
247 FTC complaints about 681 numbers in the last four weeks, up 6% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 681 numbers peaked in 2024 (65); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
Only 21% of the FTC complaints about 681 numbers came from West Virginia residents; the most came from Florida, California and Pennsylvania. 681 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Where complainants live
- West Virginia16221%
- Florida719%
- California608%
- Pennsylvania435%
- New York405%
What people with 681 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 681 filed 125 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 62% were about calls showing another 681 number. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family).
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 681 (same code)7862%
- 30454%
- 41222%
- 85722%
- 85422%
Likely campaigns using 681 numbers
Groups of numbers that drew the same FTC complaint in the same pattern over the last 60 days. The grouping is statistical and doesn't identify who is calling.
Busiest 681 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
Carriers operating in 681
NANPA has assigned 500 681 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 213 rate centers: 35% to wireless carriers, 59% to landline and VoIP operators; 99% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 26 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-07). The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 83(17%) | 77 | 2025-07-03 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 66(13%) | 11 | 2026-09-23 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 38(8%) | 34 | 2025-09-16 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 30(6%) | 18 | 2025-09-16 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 26(5%) | 5 | 2026-10-07 |
| Coretel West Virginia, INC. | Unclassified | 22(4%) | 22 | 2019-03-25 |
| Csc Voice, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 22(4%) | 22 | 2015-06-30 |
| Fractel, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 20(4%) | 20 | 2021-09-09 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 16(3%) | 16 | 2024-09-27 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 15(3%) | 10 | 2025-06-27 |
| Shentel Communications, LLC. | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 15(3%) | 15 | 2024-04-10 |
| Commio, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 13(3%) | 12 | 2024-01-25 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Charleston (40), Huntington (34), Parkersburg (27), Logan (20), Bluefield (12), Martinsburg (12), Beckley (11), Fairmont (11), Morgantown (11), Clarksburg (7). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 681 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 681 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in West Virginia
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: West Virginia Attorney General.
- West Virginia does not run its own Do Not Call registry and has not formally adopted the federal list as a state list. The federal National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov still applies to you — register there, free, and it never expires.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 681: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 681?
Area code 681 serves Charleston, Huntington and Parkersburg, West Virginia, covering Kanawha County, Cabell County and Wood County and 52 more counties. It has been in service since March 28, 2009.
What time zone is area code 681 in?
Area code 681 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 681 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 784 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 681 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 40% of complaints, 95% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 82% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 681 spam calls happen?
31% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 89% came on weekdays, most often on Tuesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 681 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 21% of the FTC complaints about 681 numbers came from West Virginia residents; the most came from Florida, California and Pennsylvania. 681 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 681 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 247 FTC complaints about 681 numbers, 6% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 681 scam call in West Virginia?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In West Virginia, the West Virginia Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.