WSET

New area codes to be administered to large portion of Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- The State Corporation Commission announced on Thursday that the western and northern portions of Virginia will be assigned a new area code. Under the plan, no residents or ...
Augusta Free Press

Hello, 686: Virginia welcomes new area code within 804 for new service, additional lines

A new area code is coming to Virginia. Customers who request new service or additional phone lines in the 804 region could be assigned a 686 area code. The new area code may be assigned as early as ...
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 ...
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 ...