Image:Area code 540.png, 400px, The area colored red indicates the northern region of

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

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Area codes 757 and 948 Image:Area code 757.png, The area colored red indicates the southeast corner of Virginia served by area code 757 poly 60 2 11 58 12 78 32 106 40 109 45 105 68 123 73 119 95 128 97 122 126 124 132 110 127 103 139 79 154 79 176 42 197 41 217 1 250 ...

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Area codes 304 and 681 Area codes 304 and 681 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the entirety of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The numbering plan area was established in October 1947 with area code 304, as one of the eighty-si ...

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Area code 434 Image:Area code 434.png, The area colored red indicates the geographical region of Virginia served by area code 434 poly 64 0 54 9 40 24 28 57 13 58 12 77 31 106 40 109 48 106 68 123 75 117 96 127 99 121 126 122 134 110 126 103 137 78 156 78 17 ...

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Area code 276 Area code 276 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the western part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It was established by a split of area code 540 on September 1, 2001. Prior to October 2021, area code 276 had ...

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(NANP) for the

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. Areas included are the outer portions of

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/ D.C Area along with areas in or around the

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, and the

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. The Virginia State Corporation Commission authorized the addition of 826 to the numbering plan area for implementation in May 2022.

History

Area code 540 was established on July 15, 1995, when numbering plan area 703 was divided. The independent cities of

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, Fairfax,

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, and Manassas Park and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax,

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along with very small portions of Fauquier and

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remained in the area code 703, while the rest of the area was reassigned to the area code 540.New '540' Area Code Announced
. ''Associated Press''. The Daily News Leader (Staunton, Virginia). July 7, 1994. p. A3. Due to the continued growth of telecommunication services in the area, it was necessary to split 540 as well. On September 1, 2001, the farthest western region of Virginia was established as a separate numbering plan area with

area code 276 Area code 276 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the western part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It was established by a split of area code 540 on September 1, 2001. Prior to October 2021, area code 276 had ...

. The pool of central office codes for the area code was projected to exhaust in 2022. For relief, the

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approved a plan in June 2020 to add area code 826 to form an all-services overlay, with an in-service date of May 14, 2022. This made

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mandatory in the overlay area.

Service area

The numbering plan area includes the communities of

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, Berryville, Blacksburg, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Cave Spring, Clifton Forge, Covington, Fincastle, Floyd, Fredericksburg,

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, Greenville, Harrisonburg,

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, Lexington, Louisa, Luray, Madison,

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, Pulaski, Radford, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Salem, Staunton, Warrenton, Little Washington, Waynesboro, and

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. It serves the counties of Alleghany, Augusta,

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, Botetourt, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Fauquier, Floyd, Franklin,

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, Giles,

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, Louisa, Madison, Montgomery,

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, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania,

, and Warren, as well as portions of Bedford County, and a small portion of

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consisting of Afton and Greenwood that is in a

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served by

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landline service rather than

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. It also partially serves western

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, whereas most of the county is in the numbering plan area 703/571.

References

External links

List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 540 Area Code
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540 __NOTOC__ Year 540 ( DXL) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinus without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1293 ''Ab urbe condita''). The deno ...