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804 Area Code

Area code 804 serves Richmond, Tuckahoe, Mechanicsville, Petersburg, Short Pump and nearby communities in Virginia. It has been in service since June 24, 1973.

StateVirginia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use786
Overlay with686
Projected to run out2055
RichmondTuckahoeMechanicsvillePetersburgShort PumpChesterHopewellMeadowbrookColonial HeightsMidlothianLaurelBon AirGlen AllenEast Highland ParkHighland SpringsBrandermillLakesideManchesterWyndhamGloucester PointRockwoodMontroseInnsbrookBellwoodDumbartonAshlandWoodlakeSandstonBensleyEttrickChamberlayneRichmondMechanicsvillePetersburgChester
Cities and towns served by area code 804

Who issues 804 numbers

Mobile 24%VoIP and cable 25%Landline 51%

Share of the 786 prefixes (the three digits after 804) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon234
Verizon Wireless98
Onvoy (Sinch)57
Paetec Itel50
AT&T Mobility47
T-Mobile43
Lumen (Level 3)36
Metropcs34

Cities and towns in area code 804

CityPopulationOther area codes
Richmond237,257686
Tuckahoe48,610686
Mechanicsville38,437
Petersburg33,734686
Short Pump28,177686
Chester23,519686
Hopewell23,261
Meadowbrook20,383686
Colonial Heights18,738686
Midlothian18,702
Laurel18,180686
Bon Air17,302
Glen Allen16,630686
East Highland Park16,071
Highland Springs15,091
Brandermill13,938
Lakeside12,845686
Manchester12,347686
Wyndham12,084686
Gloucester Point11,159
Rockwood8,834
Montrose8,624
Innsbrook8,559686
Bellwood8,489686
Dumbarton8,407686
Ashland7,982686
Woodlake7,373
Sandston7,011
Bensley5,819686
Ettrick5,760686
Chamberlayne5,000

Got a call from 804?

A 804 number was originally issued in Virginia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 25% of 804 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 786 prefixes in area code 804

Format: (804) 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 804

Where is area code 804?
Area code 804 is in Virginia. It covers Richmond, Tuckahoe, Mechanicsville, Petersburg, Short Pump, Chester and 25 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 804?
Area code 804 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 804 a toll-free number?
No. 804 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 804 share its area with 686?
686 and 804 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 804 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 686/804 overlay to exhaust in the fourth quarter of 2055. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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