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title: "Area code 757: Virginia, United States"
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summary: "Area code 757 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia."
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# Area code 757: Virginia, United States

Area code 757 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia.

NANPA lists 785 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 757, held by 37 holders across 34 rate centers.
Verizon Virginia holds the most prefixes, 219 (28%). 69% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,232 complaints on file for 3,307 numbers in 757, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1996-07-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 948 (2022-05-09)
- Prefixes in use: 785
- Pooled prefixes: 545 (69%)
- Rate centers: 34
- Companies holding prefixes: 37
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-05 to 2025-07-23 (276 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 25

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NRFOLKZON2 | 294 | 37% |
| NWPTNWSZN3 | 73 | 9% |
| NRFOLKZON3 | 67 | 9% |
| NWPTNWSZN1 | 54 | 7% |
| NRFOLKZON1 | 53 | 7% |
| NWPTNWSZN2 | 48 | 6% |
| WILLIAMSBG | 33 | 4% |
| NRFOLKZON4 | 21 | 3% |
| 26 other rate centers | 142 | 18% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Virginia | 219 | 28% |
| Verizon Wireless | 105 | 13% |
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations | 80 | 10% |
| Comcast IP Phone | 73 | 9% |
| Paetec Itel | 48 | 6% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 45 | 6% |
| 31 other carriers | 215 | 27% |

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 757 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1996-07-01: Area code 757 went into service.
- 2022-05-09: Area code 948 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 757.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 757, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 804 (about 54 miles), 686 (about 56 miles), 252 (about 94 miles), 434 (about 115 miles) and 571 (about 136 miles).

## ZIP codes

25 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Suffolk, VA (8 ZIP codes), Smithfield, VA (2 ZIP codes) and Belle Haven, VA (1 ZIP code). 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

4,232 complaints for 3,307 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 196
- 2024: 259
- 2025: 159

## Questions

### Where is area code 757?

NANPA assigns area code 757 to Virginia, United States.

### In which state does area code 757 sit?

Virginia. 757 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 757 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 757 are Suffolk, VA, Smithfield, VA and Belle Haven, VA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 757?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 757, Verizon Virginia holds the most prefixes, 219 prefixes or 28%.

### Which time zone does 757 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 757 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 757 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1996-07-01, so 757 has been in use since 1996.

### Does area code 757 have an overlay?

Yes. 948 (in service 2022-05-09) shares the same area with 757, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 757?

The area codes closest to 757, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 804 (about 54 miles), 686 (about 56 miles), 252 (about 94 miles), 434 (about 115 miles) and 571 (about 136 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 757 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 785 prefixes in service in 757, spread over 34 rate centers and 37 holders.

### Are there complaints about 757 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,232 complaints for 3,307 numbers in 757. 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).