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826 Area Code

Area code 826 serves Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg, Winchester and nearby communities in Virginia. It has been in service since June 14, 2022, when it was split from 540.

StateVirginia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use125
Overlay with540
Projected to run out2053
RoanokeHarrisonburgBlacksburgFredericksburgWinchesterStauntonCave SpringSalemWaynesboroChristiansburgCulpeperRadfordHollinsFront RoyalStuarts DraftNew BaltimoreWarrentonFishersvilleLake of the WoodsVintonBedfordStrasburgSpotsylvania CourthouseOrangeFalmouthRoanokeHarrisonburgFredericksburgWinchesterStauntonChristiansburg
Cities and towns served by area code 826

Who issues 826 numbers

Mobile 30%VoIP and cable 26%Landline 45%

Share of the 125 prefixes (the three digits after 826) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)23
Fractel15
AT&T Mobility14
UScellular9
T-Mobile7
Nuso7
Verizon Wireless6
Shentel Communications.6

Cities and towns in area code 826

CityPopulationOther area codes
Roanoke99,111540
Harrisonburg50,839540
Blacksburg45,104540
Fredericksburg30,393540
Winchester28,272540
Staunton26,801540
Cave Spring26,014540
Salem25,816540
Waynesboro23,951540
Christiansburg22,442540
Culpeper22,074540
Radford17,243540
Hollins17,005540
Front Royal15,722540
Stuarts Draft11,920540
New Baltimore11,595540
Warrenton10,213540
Fishersville9,546540
Lake of the Woods8,165540
Vinton7,967540
Bedford7,911540
Strasburg7,380540
Spotsylvania Courthouse6,793540
Orange5,365540
Falmouth5,036540

Got a call from 826?

A 826 number was originally issued in Virginia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 26% of 826 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 125 prefixes in area code 826

Format: (826) 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 826

Where is area code 826?
Area code 826 is in Virginia. It covers Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg, Winchester, Staunton and 19 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 826?
Area code 826 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 826 a toll-free number?
No. 826 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 826 share its area with 540?
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 826 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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