Area codes 757 and 948
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The North American telephone area codes 757 and 948 are NANPA telephone area codes covering the southeast corner of Virginia. Area code 757 was established July 1, 1996, as a split from area code 804. Area code 948 was established on February 5, 2020, as an overlay area code for 757.
The region within its service area includes the following:
- The vast majority of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, encompassing:
- The Virginia Peninsula, including Newport News, Hampton, and Williamsburg, and Poquoson
- South Hampton Roads, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Franklin, and Suffolk.
- The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Before the implementation of number pooling, 757 was projected to run out of numbers as early as 2002. A plan was developed that would have created a concentrated overlay in the Hampton Roads metro area leaving all of the Eastern Shore in 757. This would have made ten-digit dialing mandatory in southeastern Virginia. However, this plan was never implemented and the area code is not projected to reach full capacity until the middle of 2021.[1][2]
In April 2019 it was announced that a plan for an overlay area code was proposed, with the current pool of numbers for the 757 code projected at the time to run out in late 2021.[3] The timeline for implementing the overlay has not been announced yet. On February 5, 2020 it was announced that the overlay area code will be 948.[4] This will make ten-digit dialing mandatory in 757/948. Now, the current pool of numbers for the 757 code is projected to run out in the first quarter of 2022.[5]
"757" is commonly used as a general geographic descriptor for the Hampton Roads and Virginia Peninsula region. The Hampton Roads Chamber and the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce have recommended its use in tourism branding.[6]
See also[]
- List of Virginia area codes
- List of NANP area codes
- North American Numbering Plan
References[]
- ^ "SCC Hearing Examiner Recommends 757 Area Code Relief Plan". areacode-info.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "2019-1 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ Ress, Dave (2019-04-05). "The 757 won't just be the 757 any more: A second area code is coming". Daily Press. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Martin, Saleen (2020-02-05). "New area code for Hampton Roads will be 948, state officials say". Daily Press.
- ^ (PDF) https://www.nationalnanpa.com/reports/October%202021%20NPA%20Exhaust%20Analysis.pdf.
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(help) - ^ Metcalfe, Trevor. "757 selected as new name for Hampton Roads in regional rebranding effort". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
External links[]
North: 804, 410/443/667 | ||
West: 434 | area code 757 | East: Atlantic Ocean |
South: 252 | ||
Maryland area codes: 240/301, 410/443/667 | ||
North Carolina area codes: 252, 336/743, 704/980, 828, 910, 919/984 |
- Area codes in the United States
- Area codes in Virginia