757
Area code
VA
United States geographic area code, in service since 1996-07-01. Part of the 757/948 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Statusin service
Introduced1996-07-01
JurisdictionVA, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 101% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%800 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-05, most recent 2025-07-23.
Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “VA” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.
Top assignees
Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier| Rank | Assignee | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC. | 220 | 27.5% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VA | 105 | 13.1% |
| 03 | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC | 80 | 10% |
| 04 | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 73 | 9.1% |
| 05 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 48 | 6% |
| 06 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 45 | 5.6% |
| 07 | VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL) | 38 | 4.8% |
| 08 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VA | 33 | 4.1% |
| 09 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - VA | 26 | 3.3% |
| 10 | METROPCS, INC. | 25 | 3.1% |
Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.
Change history
Recorded events for this NPA- 1996-07-01Area code 757 entered service (created from 804).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-20 | PL-546 ↗ | 757 and 948 All-Services Overlay (Virginia) – amending PL536 |
| 2020-04-06 | PL-536 ↗ | NPA 948 to Overlay 757 (Virginia) |
| 1996-02-29 | IL-96-02-013 ↗ | NANP-SPLIT OF 804 (VIRGINIA) NUMBERING PLAN AREA (NPA) |