Virginia
(826) Area Code 826 — Roanoke, Virginia
826 Area Code – Roanoke, Virginia: Location, Time Zone & History
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History & Cultural Notes
Roanoke's illuminated star atop Mill Mountain has long earned it the nickname "Star City of the South," and gateway status to the Blue Ridge Parkway. That city anchors area code 826, an all-services overlay of area code 540 approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission in June 2020 after NANPA forecast the older code would run out of central-office codes by mid-2022. Mandatory 10-digit local dialing began across the shared 540/826 territory on May 14, 2022, and 826 itself entered service one month later, on June 14, 2022, with all new numbers assigned from it from that date while every existing 540 number stayed unchanged.
The overlay footprint spans the Shenandoah Valley, Roanoke Valley, New River Valley, and the Fredericksburg area, a region shaped as much by Civil War history as by present-day industry:
- Healthcare and higher education, including Virginia Tech in Blacksburg
- Rail transportation and logistics
- Agriculture and orchards
- Manufacturing, tourism, and outdoor recreation
Fredericksburg's preserved battlefields and historic downtown sit within the same 540/826 numbering plan area as Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Winchester, Staunton, and Front Royal.