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540 Area Code

Area code 540 serves Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg, Winchester and nearby communities in Virginia. It has been in service since July 15, 1995, when it was split from 703.

StateVirginia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use787
Overlay with826
Projected to run out2053
RoanokeHarrisonburgBlacksburgFredericksburgWinchesterStauntonCave SpringSalemWaynesboroChristiansburgCulpeperRadfordHollinsFront RoyalStuarts DraftNew BaltimoreWarrentonFishersvillePulaskiLake of the WoodsVintonBedfordLexingtonStrasburgBridgewaterSpotsylvania CourthouseBuena VistaMassanetta SpringsWoodstockCovingtonOrangeBealetonFalmouthRoanokeHarrisonburgFredericksburgWinchesterStauntonChristiansburg
Cities and towns served by area code 540

Who issues 540 numbers

Mobile 30%VoIP and cable 24%Landline 46%

Share of the 787 prefixes (the three digits after 540) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon191
Verizon Wireless79
AT&T Mobility66
T-Mobile64
Lumen (Level 3)50
Onvoy (Sinch)37
Brightspeed Of Virginia28
Metropcs25

Cities and towns in area code 540

CityPopulationOther area codes
Roanoke99,111826
Harrisonburg50,839826
Blacksburg45,104826
Fredericksburg30,393826
Winchester28,272826
Staunton26,801826
Cave Spring26,014826
Salem25,816826
Waynesboro23,951826
Christiansburg22,442826
Culpeper22,074826
Radford17,243826
Hollins17,005826
Front Royal15,722826
Stuarts Draft11,920826
New Baltimore11,595826
Warrenton10,213826
Fishersville9,546826
Pulaski8,807
Lake of the Woods8,165826
Vinton7,967826
Bedford7,911826
Lexington7,769
Strasburg7,380826
Bridgewater6,924
Spotsylvania Courthouse6,793826
Buena Vista6,672
Massanetta Springs6,028
Woodstock6,002
Covington5,680
Orange5,365826
Bealeton5,193
Falmouth5,036826

Got a call from 540?

A 540 number was originally issued in Virginia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 24% of 540 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 787 prefixes in area code 540

Format: (540) 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 540

Where is area code 540?
Area code 540 is in Virginia. It covers Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg, Winchester, Staunton and 27 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 540?
Area code 540 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 540 a toll-free number?
No. 540 is a geographic area code in Virginia. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 540 share its area with 826?
540 and 826 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 540 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 540/826 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2053. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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