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276 Area Code

Area code 276 serves Bristol, Martinsville, Abingdon, Wytheville, Collinsville and nearby communities in Virginia. It has been in service since September 1, 2001, when it was split from 540.

StateVirginia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use374
Projected to run out2071
BristolMartinsvilleAbingdonWythevilleCollinsvilleGalaxMarionBig Stone GapRichlandsBristolMartinsvilleAbingdonWythevilleGalaxMarion
Cities and towns served by area code 276

Who issues 276 numbers

Mobile 24%VoIP and cable 27%Landline 49%

Share of the 374 prefixes (the three digits after 276) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Lumen (CenturyLink)48
Verizon45
Onvoy (Sinch)40
Verizon Wireless29
AT&T Mobility26
T-Mobile21
Brightspeed Of Virginia21
Lumen (Level 3)15

Cities and towns in area code 276

CityPopulationOther area codes
Bristol16,418
Martinsville13,849
Abingdon8,284
Wytheville8,128
Collinsville7,645
Galax6,670
Marion5,555
Big Stone Gap5,102
Richlands5,051

Got a call from 276?

A 276 number was originally issued in Virginia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 27% of 276 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 374 prefixes in area code 276

Format: (276) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 276

Where is area code 276?
Area code 276 is in Virginia. It covers Bristol, Martinsville, Abingdon, Wytheville, Collinsville, Galax and 3 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 276?
Area code 276 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 276 a toll-free number?
No. 276 is a geographic area code in Virginia. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 276 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 276 to exhaust in the fourth quarter of 2071. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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