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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Current estimates predict that in 2022, there will be 0 number left in the 540 area code, according to the State Corporation Commission. Now, a new area code will be able to take its ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/SCC Release) - A new area code will begin soon in Virginia in areas currently served by the “540″ code, because the inventory of available phone numbers with “540″ as the area code ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Residents living in the 540 area code have to do 10-digit dialing as of May 14. Local calls made with just seven digits will not be connected, according to the SCC. This is the ...