Area Code 540 Reverse Phone Lookup

The 540 area code is a telephone area code serving the outer portions of Northern Virginia/D. To start a free reverse phone lookup, simply enter the full 10-digit number (including the 540 area code) below and access available caller information such as name, address, and more.

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Area Code 540 Location: Virginia

Area code 540 covers a significant portion of northwestern Virginia, including areas surrounding the Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains, New River Valley, and Roanoke. It also extends into the outer portions of Northern Virginia/D.C Area.

Counties Served by Area Code 540:

  • Alleghany
  • Augusta
  • Bath
  • Bedford (portions of)
  • Botetourt
  • Clarke
  • Craig
  • Culpeper
  • Fauquier (portions of)
  • Floyd
  • Franklin
  • Frederick
  • Giles
  • Highland
  • King George
  • Louisa
  • Madison
  • Montgomery
  • Orange
  • Page
  • Pulaski
  • Rappahannock
  • Roanoke
  • Rockbridge
  • Rockingham
  • Shenandoah
  • Spotsylvania
  • Stafford (portions of)
  • Warren
  • Albemarle (small portion)
  • Loudoun (partially serves western)

Major Cities in the 540 Service Area:

  • Roanoke
  • Harrisonburg
  • Fredericksburg
  • Winchester
  • Blacksburg
  • Staunton
  • Waynesboro
  • Salem

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Afton
  • Bedford
  • Berryville
  • Buchanan
  • Buena Vista
  • Cave Spring
  • Clifton Forge
  • Covington
  • Fincastle
  • Floyd
  • Front Royal
  • Greenville
  • Greenwood
  • Hot Springs
  • Lexington
  • Louisa
  • Luray
  • Madison
  • Mineral
  • Orange
  • Pulaski
  • Radford
  • Rocky Mount
  • Warrenton
  • Little Washington

Overlay System

Area code 826 was added as an overlay to area code 540, meaning that both area codes serve the same geographic region. Area code 540 was established on July 15, 1995, and area code 826 was implemented in May 2022. Ten-digit dialing is mandatory in this overlay area.

Area Code 540 Location Map

Area Code 540 Location on Virginia Map

Area code 540 is a General Purpose Code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

540 Area Code Prefixes

Our reverse phone lookup will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 540 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Virginia geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC. 148
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VA 55
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC 45
SPRINT SPECTRUM, LP - VA 33
VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL) 33
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VA 27
CENTRAL TEL. CO. OF VIRGINIA DBA CENTURYLINK 26
OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC 13
UNITED STATES CELLULAR - VA 13
LUMOS TELEPHONE INC. 12
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 10
SHENANDOAH TEL. CO. 9
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 7
LUMOS NETWORKS INC. - VA 7
LUMOS TELEPHONE OF BOTETOURT INC. 6
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - VA 5
AT&T - LOCAL 4
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - VA 4
CAVALIER TELEPHONE, LLC - VA 4
CORETEL VIRGINIA, LLC - VA 4
LUMOS NETWORKS INC. 4
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 4
PEERLESS NETWORK OF VIRGINIA, LLC - VA 4
SHENTEL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. - VA 4
US LEC OF VIRGININA, LLC 4
CITIZENS TEL. COOP. 3
ONVOY, LLC - VA 3
TELNYX LLC 3
MGW TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. 2
NEW CASTLE TEL. CO. 2
VONAGE AMERICA LLC 2
AIRUS, INC. - VA 1
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 1
CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE - VA 1
COMMIO, LLC 1
HIGHLAND TEL. COOP. 1
IDT AMERICA, CORP. - VA 1
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - VA 1
NUSO, LLC 1
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS OF VIRGINIA, LLC - VA 1
PEMBROKE TEL. COOP. 1
RADIANTIQ LLC 1
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - DC 1
VIRGINIA TEL. CO. 1
YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF VIRGINIA - VA 1

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
ROANOKE 85
FREDECKSBG 52
WINCHESTER 30
HARRISONBG 28
STAUNTON 22
CULPEPER 21
BLACKSBURG 15
WARRENTON 15
RADFORD 14
WAYNESBORO 14
CHRISTISBG 11
STAFFORD 11
LEXINGTON 8
ROCKYMOUNT 8
SALEM 8
FRONTROYAL 7
BEDFORD 6
CHANCELLOR 6
LURAY 5
COVINGTON 4
EDINBURG 4
MINERAL 4
WASHINGTON 4
BERRYVILLE 3
CATOCTIN 3
CLIFTNFORG 3
DAHLGREN 3
DUBLIN 3
HARTWOOD 3
LOUISA 3
MIDDLEBURG 3
MT GILEAD 3
ORANGE 3
PEARISBURG 3
REMINGTON 3
STONE MT 3
TROUTVILLE 3
BALLARD 2
BOONESMILL 2
BRIDGEWTR 2
BROADWAY 2
BUENAVISTA 2
BURNTCHMNY 2
CRAIGSVL 2
ELKTON 2
FERRUM 2
FINCASTLE 2
HOTSPRINGS 2
KINGGEORGE 2
MADISON 2
MARSHALL 2
NATURALBDG 2
NEW CASTLE 2
PULASKI 2
SPOTSYLVAN 2
STEPHENSCY 2
THE PLAINS 2
UNION HALL 2
UNIONVILLE 2
UPPERVILLE 2
WEYERSCAVE 2
BASYE 1
BENT MT 1
BERGTON 1
BLUEMONT 1
BOYCE 1
BROKENBURG 1
BROWNSBURG 1
BUCHANAN 1
CALVERTON 1
CRIGLERSVL 1
DAYTON 1
DEERFIELD 1
EAGLE ROCK 1
EDOM 1
FLOYD 1
FORT VLY 1
GAINESBORO 1
GLASGOW 1
GORDONSVL 1
GREENWOOD 1
GROTTOES 1
HINTON 1
KEEZLETOWN 1
MCDOWELL 1
MCGAHEYSVL 1
MILL GAP 1
MONTEREY 1
MONTVALE 1
MOUNTSOLON 1
MT JACKSON 1
NARROWS 1
NEW MARKET 1
PEMBROKE 1
RAPHINE 1
SHAWSVILLE 1
SHENANDHPK 1
SHENANDOAH 1
SPERRYVL 1
STANLEY 1
STRASBURG 1
WILLIS 1
WOODSTOCK 1

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