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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

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desc top-left Area code 434 is a telephone

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in the

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(NANP) for the south-central area of the Commonwealth of

. Lynchburg is the most populous city in the numbering plan area. Area code 434 serves the cities of

Charlottesville Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen ...

, Lynchburg, Danville,

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, and Emporia.Edwards, Greg (December 22, 2000). "SCC Sets New Area Code: 434". ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' (Richmond, Virginia). p. B8. The numbering plan area comprises

Albemarle County Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charl ...

, Fluvanna County, Buckingham County, Nelson County,

Amherst County Amherst County is a county, located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its county seat is also named Amherst. ...

Appomattox County Appomattox County is a United States county located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is part of the Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its county seat is the town of Appomat ...

, Campbell County,

Pittsylvania County Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,501. Chatham is the county seat. Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical ...

, Halifax County, Charlotte County, Prince Edward County, Nottoway County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Brunswick County, and

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, as well as a portion of Greene County, southwestern Louisa County, eastern Bedford County, southern

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, southwestern Sussex County, far western

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, southeastern Dinwiddie County, and southern Prince George County.Santos, Carlos (January 16, 2002). "Clear Reception for New Area Code: Switch to 434 Goes Smoothly". ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' (Richmond, Virginia). p. B2.

History

In December 2000, the

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announced that

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would be split because central office prefixes had been anticipated to be depleted by April 2002. Area code 434 was officially effective as of June 1, 2001, on which date long-distance telephone calls could be made using either area code 804 or 434. After January 15, 2002, telephone calls made to numbers within the region required dialing the correct area code.Greene, Amanda K. (January 9, 2002).
New Area Code Goes Into Effect Jan. 15
. ''The Observer'' (Charlottesville, Virginia). p. 1.

Service area

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* Appomattox * Blackstone * Campbell County *

* Chase City * Chatham * Clarksville * Concord *

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* Danville * Earlysville * Emporia *

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* Gretna * Hurt * Kenbridge * Keysville * Lunenburg * Lynchburg *

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* Prospect * Ruckersville * Scottsville *

* South Hill * Stanardsville * Victoria

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2001 establishments in Virginia

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