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948 Area Code

Area code 948 serves Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton, Suffolk and nearby communities in Virginia. It has been in service since May 9, 2022, when it was split from 757.

StateVirginia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use101
Overlay with757
Projected to run out2062
Virginia BeachNorfolkNewport NewsHamptonSuffolkPortsmouthWilliamsburgPoquosonSmithfieldFranklinCarrolltonVirginia BeachNorfolkNewport NewsSuffolkWilliamsburg
Cities and towns served by area code 948

Who issues 948 numbers

Mobile 29%VoIP and cable 28%Landline 44%

Share of the 101 prefixes (the three digits after 948) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Fractel17
AT&T Mobility15
Onvoy (Sinch)14
T-Mobile11
AT&T (Teleport)11
Ton80 Communications10
Ip Horizon5
Verizon Wireless3

Cities and towns in area code 948

CityPopulationOther area codes
Virginia Beach453,737757
Norfolk231,013757
Newport News183,230757
Hampton137,315757
Suffolk104,699757
Portsmouth96,777757
Williamsburg15,861757
Poquoson13,292757
Smithfield9,112757
Franklin8,478757
Carrollton7,903757

Got a call from 948?

A 948 number was originally issued in Virginia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 28% of 948 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 101 prefixes in area code 948

Format: (948) 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 948

Where is area code 948?
Area code 948 is in Virginia. It covers Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton, Suffolk, Portsmouth and 5 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 948?
Area code 948 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 948 a toll-free number?
No. 948 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 948 share its area with 757?
757 and 948 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 948 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 757/948 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2062. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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