WVEC

Hold the phone: New numbers in Hampton Roads may have 948 area code instead of 757

NORFOLK, Va. — The 757 now officially has a second area code: 948. With this new area code in Hampton Roads comes a new way to dial numbers. The 757 area code, launched back in 1996 by splitting off ...
Augusta Free Press

Permissive 10-Digit dialing begins in September for new 757/948 overlay area code

Permissive 10-digit dialing will begin for Virginians living in the 757 area code region on Saturday, Sept. 11. This is the first step in a 2020 relief plan approved by the State Corporation ...
WVEC

Public can join meetings about a possible new area code as 757 phone numbers run out

COURTLAND, Va. — It's become a culture, a vibe, to represent 757. But, for those new to snatching up a phone number with that area code, your time may be running out soon. The North American Numbering ...
DelmarvaNow

Virginia Shore residents may start getting new telephone area code

Eastern Shore of Virginia residents signing up for new telephone lines may get a new area code. Virginia's State Corporation Commission said on its website that beginning May 9, new telephone lines or ...
The Virginian-Pilot

757 and 948: New area code launches in Hampton Roads

New telephone lines or services started in “the 757? may now be assigned the new 948 area code beginning Monday. Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) began requiring 10-digit dialing last ...
WAVY-TV

10-digit dialing to begin September for new 757/948 overlay area code

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Beginning September 11, 10-digit dialing will begin for residents living in the 757 area code as the State Corporation Commission (SCC) begins to phase in the new 948 area ...