757
Area code

VA

United States geographic area code, in service since 1996-07-01. Part of the 757/948 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.

Split from 804. Created 948. Overlaid with 948 .

Statusin service
Introduced1996-07-01
JurisdictionVA, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 101% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026
0%800 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%

Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-05, most recent 2025-07-23.

Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “VA” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier
Largest initial assignees in area code 757
RankAssigneePrefixesShare
01 VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC. 220 27.5%
02 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VA 105 13.1%
03 OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC 80 10%
04 COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 73 9.1%
05 PAETEC ITEL, LLC 48 6%
06 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC 45 5.6%
07 VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL) 38 4.8%
08 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VA 33 4.1%
09 BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - VA 26 3.3%
10 METROPCS, INC. 25 3.1%

Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA
  • 1996-07-01Area code 757 entered service (created from 804).

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents
NANPA planning letters for area code 757
DateDocumentSubject
2020-08-20 PL-546 ↗ 757 and 948 All-Services Overlay (Virginia) – amending PL536
2020-04-06 PL-536 ↗ NPA 948 to Overlay 757 (Virginia)
1996-02-29 IL-96-02-013 ↗ NANP-SPLIT OF 804 (VIRGINIA) NUMBERING PLAN AREA (NPA)

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