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title: "Area code 804: Virginia, United States"
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summary: "Area code 804 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia."
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# Area code 804: Virginia, United States

Area code 804 serves Virginia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Virginia.

NANPA lists 781 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 804, held by 43 holders across 55 rate centers.
The largest rate center is RICHMOND, with 366 prefixes (47%).
Verizon Virginia holds the most prefixes, 194 (25%). 78% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,224 complaints on file for 3,255 numbers in 804, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1973-06-24
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 686 (2024-02-01)
- Prefixes in use: 781
- Pooled prefixes: 607 (78%)
- Rate centers: 55
- Companies holding prefixes: 43
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-08 to 2025-06-17 (368 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 80

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RICHMOND | 366 | 47% |
| PETERSBURG | 49 | 6% |
| CHESTER | 34 | 4% |
| ASHLAND | 21 | 3% |
| MIDLOTHIAN | 19 | 2% |
| MECHANCSVL | 18 | 2% |
| GLOUCESTER | 15 | 2% |
| SANDSTON | 13 | 2% |
| 47 other rate centers | 246 | 31% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Virginia | 194 | 25% |
| Verizon Wireless | 98 | 13% |
| Paetec Itel | 50 | 6% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 47 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 44 | 6% |
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations | 43 | 6% |
| 37 other carriers | 305 | 39% |

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 went into service.
- 1996-07-01: Area code 757 went into service and names 804 as its parent.
- 2001-06-01: Area code 434 went into service and names 804 as its parent.
- 2024-02-01: Area code 686 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 804.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 804, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 757 (about 54 miles), 948 (about 54 miles), 434 (about 79 miles), 571 (about 92 miles) and 703 (about 92 miles).

## ZIP codes

80 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Richmond, VA (39 ZIP codes), Midlothian, VA (3 ZIP codes) and Petersburg, VA (3 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

4,224 complaints for 3,255 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 241
- 2024: 174
- 2025: 194

## Questions

### Where is area code 804?

NANPA assigns area code 804 to Virginia, United States.

### In which state does area code 804 sit?

Virginia. 804 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 804 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 804 are Richmond, VA, Midlothian, VA and Petersburg, VA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 804?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 804, Verizon Virginia holds the most prefixes, 194 prefixes or 25%.

### Which time zone does 804 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 804 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 804 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1973-06-24, so 804 has been in use since 1973.

### Does area code 804 have an overlay?

Yes. 686 (in service 2024-02-01) shares the same area with 804, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 804?

The area codes closest to 804, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 757 (about 54 miles), 948 (about 54 miles), 434 (about 79 miles), 571 (about 92 miles) and 703 (about 92 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 804 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 781 prefixes in service in 804, spread over 55 rate centers and 43 holders.

### Are there complaints about 804 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,224 complaints for 3,255 numbers in 804. 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).