Area Code Overview

Area code 276 is a geographic telephone area code in Virginia that went into service on September 1, 2001. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 386,176.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 276
State: Virginia
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: September 1, 2001
Overlay Complex: 276
Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 276

This area code is ranked 277th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 6th out of 10.

2,615,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 276

Total assigned 2,615,000

Wireless

781,000 assigned

29.87%

Wireline and VoIP

1,523,000 assigned

58.24%

Other / Unclassified

311,000 assigned

11.89%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 276

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 781,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

Verizon Wireless 308,000 (39.44%)

AT&T Wireless 240,000 (30.73%)

T-Mobile 114,000 (14.60%)

UScellular 83,000 (10.63%)

SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA 34,000 (4.35%)

Optimum Mobile 2,000 (0.26%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 276

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 1,523,000

Onvoy 543,000 (35.65%)

Lumen 275,000 (18.06%)

Bandwidth 183,000 (12.02%)

Spectrum 99,000 (6.50%)

Comcast Business 70,000 (4.60%)

Telnyx 61,000 (4.01%)

Peerless Network 56,000 (3.68%)

VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC. 44,000 (2.89%)

Commio 42,000 (2.76%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 31,000 (2.04%)

VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA 30,000 (1.97%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 24,000 (1.58%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 276

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 311,000

BRIGHTSPEED OF VIRGINIA, LLC 100,000 (32.15%)

SCOTT COUNTY TEL. COOP., INC. 60,000 (19.29%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - VA 29,000 (9.32%)

IP HORIZON LLC 27,000 (8.68%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 26,000 (8.36%)

FRACTEL, LLC 21,000 (6.75%)

SHENTEL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. - VA 19,000 (6.11%)

BURKE'S GARDEN TEL. CO., INC. 10,000 (3.22%)

CORETEL VIRGINIA, LLC - VA 10,000 (3.22%)

EAST KENTUCKY NETWRK, LLC DBA APPALACHIAN WIRELESS 3,000 (0.96%)

LUMOS NETWORKS INC. - VA 3,000 (0.96%)

MGW NETWORKS, L.L.C. - VA 2,000 (0.64%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 276

Abingdon, Virginia Appalachia, Virginia Ararat, Virginia Austinville, Virginia Axton, Virginia Bassett, Virginia Big Rock, Virginia Big Stone Gap, Virginia Bland, Virginia Bluefield, Virginia Bristol, Virginia Burkes Garden, Virginia Cana, Virginia Ceres, Virginia Chilhowie, Virginia Clinchco, Virginia Clinchport, Virginia Clintwood, Virginia Coeburn, Virginia Collinsville, Virginia Cripple Creek, Virginia Damascus, Virginia Dante, Virginia Davenport, Virginia Duffield, Virginia Dungannon, Virginia Dwight, Virginia Fieldale, Virginia Fort Blackmore, Virginia Fries, Virginia Galax, Virginia Gate City, Virginia Glade Spring, Virginia Grundy, Virginia Haysi, Virginia Hillsville, Virginia Honaker, Virginia Hurley, Virginia Independence, Virginia Jewell Ridge, Virginia Jonesville, Virginia Konnarock, Virginia Laurel Fork, Virginia Lebanon, Virginia Marion, Virginia Martinsville, Virginia Max Meadows, Virginia Maxie, Virginia Meadowview, Virginia Morrison, Virginia Mouth of Wilson, Virginia Nickelsville, Virginia Norton, Virginia Oakwood, Virginia Pennington Gap, Virginia Pocahontas, Virginia Pound, Virginia Richlands, Virginia Ridgeway, Virginia Rocky Gap, Virginia Rural Retreat, Virginia Saint Charles, Virginia Saint Paul, Virginia Saltville, Virginia Spencer, Virginia Stuart, Virginia Sugar Grove, Virginia Sylvatus, Virginia Tazewell, Virginia Williams, Virginia Wise, Virginia Woolwine, Virginia Wytheville, Virginia

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 276, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

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