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 ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The State Corporation Commission is inviting the public to comment on a proposed area code change for the three-digit number beloved by users in its region, 804. According to ...

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 ...

A swath of Virginia from the Northern Neck through Richmond to Dinwiddie and Buckingham counties to the south and west will get a new, additional telephone area code, the State Corporation Commission ...