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title: "Area code 703: Virginia, United States"
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summary: "Area code 703 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia."
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# Area code 703: Virginia, United States

Area code 703 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia.

NANPA lists 775 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 703, held by 23 holders across 19 rate centers.
Verizon Virginia holds the most prefixes, 373 (48%). 48% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 5,488 complaints on file for 3,779 numbers in 703, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 571 (2000-03-01)
- Prefixes in use: 775
- Pooled prefixes: 372 (48%)
- Rate centers: 19
- Companies holding prefixes: 23
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-05 to 2024-05-31 (64 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 28

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WSNGTNZN08 | 279 | 36% |
| WSNGTNZN17 | 143 | 18% |
| WSNGTNZN19 | 127 | 16% |
| HERNDON | 65 | 8% |
| MANASSAS | 26 | 3% |
| LEESBURG | 24 | 3% |
| BRADDOCK | 17 | 2% |
| OCCOQUAN | 16 | 2% |
| 11 other rate centers | 78 | 10% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Virginia | 373 | 48% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 56 | 7% |
| Verizon South, INC. - Va (contel) | 53 | 7% |
| Verizon Wireless | 53 | 7% |
| Level 3 Communications | 46 | 6% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 42 | 5% |
| 17 other carriers | 152 | 20% |

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

- 1947-01-01: Area code 703 went into service.
- 1995-07-15: Area code 540 went into service and names 703 as its parent.
- 2000-03-01: Area code 571 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 703.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 703, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 301 (about 33 miles), 240 (about 36 miles), 227 (about 38 miles), 443 (about 59 miles) and 410 (about 61 miles).

## ZIP codes

28 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Manassas, VA (6 ZIP codes), Dulles, VA (5 ZIP codes) and Herndon, VA (5 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

5,488 complaints for 3,779 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 196
- 2024: 113
- 2025: 123

## Questions

### Where is area code 703?

NANPA assigns area code 703 to Virginia, United States.

### In which state does area code 703 sit?

Virginia. 703 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 703 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 703 are Manassas, VA, Dulles, VA and Herndon, VA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 703?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 703, Verizon Virginia holds the most prefixes, 373 prefixes or 48%.

### Which time zone does 703 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 703 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 703 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 703 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 703 have an overlay?

Yes. 571 (in service 2000-03-01) shares the same area with 703, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 703?

The area codes closest to 703, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 301 (about 33 miles), 240 (about 36 miles), 227 (about 38 miles), 443 (about 59 miles) and 410 (about 61 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 703 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 775 prefixes in service in 703, spread over 19 rate centers and 23 holders.

### Are there complaints about 703 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 5,488 complaints for 3,779 numbers in 703. 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).