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 ...

If you have a 540 area code, you’ll have to dial three more digits to make a local call starting this Saturday. According to Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC), it will be mandatory as of ...

The State Corporation Commission announced today that the North American Numbering Plan Administrator has assigned a new area code to western and northern portions of the Commonwealth. The new 826 ...

With exhaustion of the 540 area code projected for next year, the Virginia State Corporation Commission announced the introduction of a new 826 area code for the same coverage region. Residents with ...

Permissive 10-digit dialing will begin for Virginians living in the 540 area code region starting Nov. 13. This is the first step in a relief plan approved by the State Corporation Commission to phase ...

A new 826 area code will soon coexist with area code 540 in portions of Southwest Virginia, according to the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The new area code was approved in June 2020 after ...