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title: "Area code 434: Virginia, United States"
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summary: "Area code 434 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia."
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# Area code 434: Virginia, United States

Area code 434 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia.

NANPA lists 508 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 434, held by 44 holders across 66 rate centers.
Brightspeed Of Virginia holds the most prefixes, 76 (15%). 83% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,154 complaints on file for 1,678 numbers in 434, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2001-06-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 508
- Pooled prefixes: 424 (83%)
- Rate centers: 66
- Companies holding prefixes: 44
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-08 to 2026-06-04 (284 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 58

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CHARLOTSVL | 92 | 18% |
| LYNCHBURG | 81 | 16% |
| DANVILLE | 55 | 11% |
| EMPORIA | 19 | 4% |
| FARMVILLE | 14 | 3% |
| SO BOSTON | 13 | 3% |
| SOUTH HILL | 13 | 3% |
| BLACKSTONE | 8 | 2% |
| 58 other rate centers | 213 | 42% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brightspeed Of Virginia | 76 | 15% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 44 | 9% |
| Verizon Virginia | 41 | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | 32 | 6% |
| Level 3 Communications | 27 | 5% |
| Onvoy | 27 | 5% |
| 38 other carriers | 261 | 51% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1973-06-24: Area code 804, named as the parent of 434 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2001-06-01: Area code 434 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 434, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 826 (about 58 miles), 540 (about 60 miles), 686 (about 74 miles), 804 (about 79 miles) and 919 (about 96 miles).

## ZIP codes

58 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Lynchburg, VA (9 ZIP codes), Danville, VA (3 ZIP codes) and Farmville, VA (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

2,154 complaints for 1,678 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 81
- 2024: 114
- 2025: 101

## Questions

### Where is area code 434?

NANPA assigns area code 434 to Virginia, United States.

### In which state does area code 434 sit?

Virginia. 434 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 434 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 434 are Lynchburg, VA, Danville, VA and Farmville, VA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 434?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 434, Brightspeed Of Virginia holds the most prefixes, 76 prefixes or 15%.

### Which time zone does 434 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 434 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 434 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2001-06-01, so 434 has been in use since 2001.

### Does area code 434 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 434.

### Which area codes are nearest to 434?

The area codes closest to 434, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 826 (about 58 miles), 540 (about 60 miles), 686 (about 74 miles), 804 (about 79 miles) and 919 (about 96 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 434 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 508 prefixes in service in 434, spread over 66 rate centers and 44 holders.

### Are there complaints about 434 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,154 complaints for 1,678 numbers in 434. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).