If you have a 540 area code, you’ll have to dial three more digits to make a local call starting this Saturday. According to Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC), it will be mandatory as of ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing (3-digit area code + the 7-digit telephone number) begins May 14 for Virginians living in the 540 area code region. Local calls made with just seven digits will not be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Permissive 10-digit dialing will begin for Virginians living in the 540 area code region starting Nov. 13. This is the first step in a relief plan approved by the State Corporation Commission to phase ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Current estimates predict that in 2022, there will be 0 number left in the 540 area code, according to the State Corporation Commission. Now, a new area code will be able to take its ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — State troopers are warning Virginians about a phone scam involving their social security number. The sam targets phone area codes 804, 540 & 434. Victims who answer ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Residents living in the 540 area code have to do 10-digit dialing as of May 14. Local calls made with just seven digits will not be connected, according to the SCC. This is the ...