Area code 340, established in 1997, covers U.S. Virgin Islands and cities like Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Frederiksted. It runs on Atlantic (AT), serving roughly 100K+ residents.
Claim a 340 number with MeraTalk and you'll be calling U.S. Virgin Islands like a local in just a few minutes.
Here's why a 340 number suits U.S. Virgin Islands: it builds instant trust and keeps your calls from being ignored.
Outbound reps dial U.S. Virgin Islands prospects from a number those prospects recognize. A familiar 340 caller ID gets the conversation started instead of going to voicemail.
Give your U.S. Virgin Islands customers a local number to call for help. Calls route to your support team wherever they sit, with queues, schedules, and an AI receptionist after hours.
Your team doesn't need to live in U.S. Virgin Islands to answer a 340 number. Calls ring on laptops and mobiles anywhere, while customers see a hometown business.
Pair your 340 number with local numbers in other markets you serve. Each location keeps its own identity while every call lands in one shared MeraTalk workspace.
Area codes are added as a region's demand for phone numbers grows. Here's when each U.S. Virgin Islands code came online — and where 340 fits in.
340 was the first of U.S. Virgin Islands's codes, assigned to U.S. Virgin Islands and anchored by Charlotte Amalie. It remains the code most residents associate with Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted.
Make and receive calls and texts from your 340 number on desktop, mobile, or desk phone. One number for everything — no app-switching, no confusion.
Answers, screens, and routes every call to your 340 number around the clock — even when your team is offline or busy.
Every call and text to your 340 number is visible to the whole team — anyone can pick up, reply, or follow up.
Missed calls become readable transcripts delivered to your inbox.
Route U.S. Virgin Islands callers to the right person on your schedule.
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Area code 340 is part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) — the system that assigns three-digit codes to geographic regions across the US, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean. Code 340 was assigned to U.S. Virgin Islands and serves Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted as its primary markets.
When a call is made to a 340 number, the carrier routes it through the Atlantic (AT) time zone switching network. This also means that when customers see a 340 number on their caller ID, they immediately associate it with U.S. Virgin Islands — before the call is even answered.
The area code on your caller ID shapes how customers in U.S. Virgin Islands decide whether to pick up or ignore your call.
Calls from a local 340 number are far more likely to be answered than calls from an out-of-state or toll-free number. Customers in U.S. Virgin Islands recognise the code and trust it as local.
A 340 number tells prospects in U.S. Virgin Islands that you operate in their market — even if your team is fully remote or based elsewhere. First impressions happen before the first word.
With a cloud-hosted 340 number, your team can answer calls from any device, in any location. The local area code stays consistent while your team stays flexible.
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External referenceSee the FCC's area code relief regulation (47 CFR §52.19) governing how area code 340 and every US area code is administered.
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