The 740 area code covers Zanesville, Newark, Chillicothe and more in Ohio. Provision a local 740 number in minutes.
Area code 740 covers southeastern and south-central Ohio, an area that includes the foothills of the Appalachians and the historic Ohio River towns. The region faces significant economic challenges as manufacturing and coal jobs have declined. Ohio University in Athens is a major presence, and Hocking Hills State Park attracts nature tourists.
Across Ohio, the 740 area code serves roughly 700,000 residents in 4 communities — including Zanesville, Newark, Chillicothe, among others. Numbers in the 740 zone keep Easterntime, so a local line rings during your customers' business hours and shows a familiar OH caller ID on every outbound call.
740 was first introduced in 1997 under the North American Numbering Plan. It remains an active geographic code today.
Want a 740 number of your own? With Ajoxi you can claim one in minutes — no hardware, no contracts — and route calls, SMS, voicemail, and team messaging anywhere on a single UCaaS platform, with Tier-1 routing and clean caller-ID delivery on every line.
The 740 area code reaches 4 communities across Ohio, from Zanesville to Athens. A customer in any of them sees a familiar local number when you call, which is the single biggest driver of answer rates — and with Ajoxi you can claim a number in any of these cities, or several at once, and route every call to the same team.
Pair a local Zanesville presence with enterprise-grade UCaaS — calling, meetings, and messaging on one platform.
Get a 740 NumberA 740 number tells Zanesville customers you're local — instant trust and higher answer rates, no office required.
Every 740 line includes HD calling, video meetings, team chat, SMS/MMS, auto-attendant, call recording, and an AI assistant.
Already have a 740 number? Port it in for free. Your number stays yours — port out anytime, no lock-in.
The 740 area code covers Zanesville, Newark, Chillicothe, Athens in Ohio.
Phone numbers in the 740 area code operate on America/New_York time.
Yes. The 740 area code was introduced in 1997 and remains an active geographic code today.
Yes. Ajoxi provisions virtual 740 numbers with instant activation, clean caller-ID delivery, Tier-1 routing, and no setup fees — so you can build a local presence in minutes.
Choose a 740 number in the Ajoxi dashboard and it activates immediately — no hardware, no contracts, and no setup fees. Prefer to keep a number you already use? Port any existing 740 number in for free, usually within a few business days and with no downtime during the switch.
Yes. Every 740 number supports SMS and MMS alongside HD calling, so your team can text customers, run campaigns, and reply to conversations from the same line — all in the browser on any device, with no separate app to install.
Provision a 740 number with instant activation, clean caller-ID, and Tier-1 routing — no setup fees, live in minutes.