Area Code Overview

Area code 686 is a geographic telephone area code in Virginia that went into service on February 1, 2024. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 880,097.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 686
State: Virginia
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: February 1, 2024
Overlay Complex: 686/804
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 686

This area code is ranked 357th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 10th out of 10.

151,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 686

Total assigned 151,000

Wireless

95,000 assigned

62.91%

Wireline and VoIP

47,000 assigned

31.13%

Other / Unclassified

9,000 assigned

5.96%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 686

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 95,000

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

AT&T Wireless 50,000 (52.63%)

Verizon Wireless 34,000 (35.79%)

T-Mobile 10,000 (10.53%)

RINGER MOBILE, INC. 1,000 (1.05%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 686

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 47,000

Onvoy 40,000 (85.11%)

Bandwidth 4,000 (8.51%)

AT&T 1,000 (2.13%)

NUSO 1,000 (2.13%)

Wide Voice 1,000 (2.13%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 686

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 9,000

HD CARRIER LLC 5,000 (55.56%)

EXIANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC 3,000 (33.33%)

WAVENATION, LLC 1,000 (11.11%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 686

Amelia Court House, Virginia Ashland, Virginia Beaverdam, Virginia Bowling Green, Virginia Callao, Virginia Cartersville, Virginia Charles City, Virginia Chester, Virginia Chesterfield, Virginia Colonial Beach, Virginia Cumberland, Virginia Deltaville, Virginia Dinwiddie, Virginia Disputanta, Virginia Doswell, Virginia Dwina, Virginia Enon, Virginia Farnham, Virginia Fife, Virginia Gloucester, Virginia Goochland, Virginia Gum Tree, Virginia Hague, Virginia Hanover, Virginia Hayes, Virginia Heathsville, Virginia Hopewell, Virginia Irvington, Virginia Kilmarnock, Virginia King and Queen Court House, Virginia King William, Virginia Ladysmith, Virginia Lively, Virginia Manakin Sabot, Virginia Mathews, Virginia Mc Kenney, Virginia Mechanicsville, Virginia Midlothian, Virginia Montpelier, Virginia Montross, Virginia Old Church, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia Port Royal, Virginia Powhatan, Virginia Providence Forge, Virginia Reedville, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Rockville, Virginia Saluda, Virginia Sandston, Virginia Tappahannock, Virginia Varina, Virginia Warsaw, Virginia Waverly, Virginia West Point, Virginia

These geographic regions are also served by area code 804.

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 686, 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.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm