Area Code Overview

Area code 540 is a geographic telephone area code in Virginia that went into service on July 15, 1995. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 950,534.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 540
State: Virginia
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: July 15, 1995
Overlay Complex: 540/826
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 540

This area code is ranked 121st out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 3rd out of 10.

5,987,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 540

Total assigned 5,987,000

Wireless

2,022,000 assigned

33.77%

Wireline and VoIP

3,195,000 assigned

53.37%

Other / Unclassified

770,000 assigned

12.86%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 540

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,022,000

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

Verizon Wireless 754,000 (37.29%)

T-Mobile 750,000 (37.09%)

AT&T Wireless 393,000 (19.44%)

UScellular 119,000 (5.89%)

Optimum Mobile 6,000 (0.30%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 540

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 3,195,000

Onvoy 670,000 (20.97%)

VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC. 589,000 (18.44%)

Bandwidth 313,000 (9.80%)

Comcast Business 270,000 (8.45%)

Lumen 232,000 (7.26%)

VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL) 191,000 (5.98%)

Spectrum 181,000 (5.67%)

LUMOS TELEPHONE LLC 101,000 (3.16%)

Peerless Network 96,000 (3.00%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 96,000 (3.00%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 87,000 (2.72%)

Telnyx 68,000 (2.13%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 540

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 770,000

CORETEL VIRGINIA, LLC - VA 163,000 (21.17%)

BRIGHTSPEED OF VIRGINIA, LLC 160,000 (20.78%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - VA 94,000 (12.21%)

SHENANDOAH TEL. CO. 91,000 (11.82%)

SHENTEL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. - VA 58,000 (7.53%)

CITIZENS TEL. COOP. 40,000 (5.19%)

LUMOS NETWORKS INC. - VA 38,000 (4.94%)

HIGHLAND TEL. COOP. 30,000 (3.90%)

PEMBROKE TEL. COOP. 20,000 (2.60%)

MGW NETWORKS, L.L.C. - VA 12,000 (1.56%)

NEW CASTLE TEL. CO. 11,000 (1.43%)

HD CARRIER LLC 10,000 (1.30%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 540

Ballard Woods, Virginia Basye, Virginia Bedford, Virginia Bergton, Virginia Berryville, Virginia Blacksburg, Virginia Blue Grass, Virginia Bluemont, Virginia Boones Mill, Virginia Boyce, Virginia Bridgewater, Virginia Broadway, Virginia Brokenburg, Virginia Brownsburg, Virginia Buchanan, Virginia Buena Vista, Virginia Burnt Chimney, Virginia Calverton, Virginia Chancellor, Virginia Christiansburg, Virginia Clifton Forge, Virginia Covington, Virginia Craigsville, Virginia Criglersville, Virginia Crows, Virginia Culpeper, Virginia Dahlgren, Virginia Dayton, Virginia Deerfield, Virginia Dublin, Virginia Eagle Rock, Virginia Edinburg, Virginia Edom, Virginia Elkton, Virginia Ferrum, Virginia Fincastle, Virginia Floyd, Virginia Fort Valley, Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Front Royal, Virginia Gainesboro, Virginia Glasgow, Virginia Gordonsville, Virginia Gore, Virginia Greenwood, Virginia Grottoes, Virginia Harrisonburg, Virginia Hartwood, Virginia Hinton, Virginia Hot Springs, Virginia Keezletown, Virginia King George, Virginia Lexington, Virginia Locust Grove, Virginia Louisa, Virginia Luray, Virginia Madison, Virginia Marshall, Virginia Mc Dowell, Virginia Mc Gaheysville, Virginia Mcclung, Virginia Middleburg, Virginia Mill Gap, Virginia Mineral, Virginia Monterey, Virginia Montvale, Virginia Mount Gilead, Virginia Mount Jackson, Virginia Mount Solon, Virginia Mountain Grove, Virginia Narrows, Virginia Natural Bridge, Virginia New Castle, Virginia New Hope, Virginia New Market, Virginia Newport, Virginia Orange, Virginia Oriskany, Virginia Paint Bank, Virginia Pearisburg, Virginia Pembroke, Virginia Potts Creek, Virginia Pulaski, Virginia Radford, Virginia Raphine, Virginia Remington, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Rocky Mount, Virginia Salem, Virginia Shawsville, Virginia Shenandoah, Virginia Sperryville, Virginia Spotsylvania, Virginia Stafford, Virginia Stanley, Virginia Staunton, Virginia Stephens City, Virginia Stone Mountain, Virginia Strasburg, Virginia The Plains, Virginia Toms Brook, Virginia Troutville, Virginia Union Hall, Virginia Unionville, Virginia Upperville, Virginia Warrenton, Virginia Washington, Virginia Waynesboro, Virginia Weyers Cave, Virginia Williamsville, Virginia Willis, Virginia Winchester, Virginia Woodstock, Virginia

These geographic regions are also served by area code 826.

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 540, 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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