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New 826 area code set to overlap with 540 area code in parts of Southwest Virginia

A new 826 area code will soon coexist with area code 540 in portions of Southwest Virginia, according to the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The new area code was approved in June 2020 after ...
WRIC

With 804 set to run out of numbers, Virginia board picks new area code

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With expectations that the 804 area code will run out of phone numbers by mid-2024, a new area code has been picked for parts of central Virginia and the Northern Neck. The ...
WAVY-TV

Roll out the red carpet for ‘826’; Area code ‘540’ phone numbers run out in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The 540 area code will soon be put to rest. According to the State Corporation Commission, in the second quarter of 2022, there will be no new numbers using the 540 area code ...
WRIC

“804” area code projected to run out, public comment invited for plan

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The State Corporation Commission is inviting the public to comment on a proposed area code change for the three-digit number beloved by users in its region, 804. According to ...
WVEC

Hold the phone: New numbers in Hampton Roads may have 948 area code instead of 757

NORFOLK, Va. — The 757 now officially has a second area code: 948. With this new area code in Hampton Roads comes a new way to dial numbers. The 757 area code, launched back in 1996 by splitting off ...
WVEC

The 757 AND the 948? Hampton Roads will get a new area code

NORFOLK, Va. — We now know when Hampton Roads is getting a new area code. The current 757 area code isn't going away, but we are running out of numbers for it. Last year, the State Corporation ...