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 ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The 757 is getting a brand new area code. The State Corporation Commission just announced that the new area code to be designated to the region will be "948." The North American ...

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 ...

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 ...

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will be getting its own three-digit dialing number – 988 – in 2022. Before that can happen, dialing changes will be necessary in two Virginia area codes – 804 ...

PETERSBURG — Better get used to entering "804" if you call anyone else in the 804 area code. If you don't, then by the end of October, as the recording goes, your call will not be completed as dialed.

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – The “757” will soon include the “948”, at least when it comes to the area code. The State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced Wednesday that it has approved the new 948 ...

New telephone lines or services started in “the 757? may now be assigned the new 948 area code beginning Monday. Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) began requiring 10-digit dialing last ...

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 ...