Area code 276: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 276 is in Virginia.
Virginia (Bristol, Abingdon, Wytheville, Martinsville, Bluefield, Big Stone Gap, and the remainder of southwestern Virginia)
| Where | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 2001 |
| Overlay | No |
| Prefixes assigned | 373 of 792 possible (47%) |
Where 276 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 276, with how many prefixes each has.
Plus 18 smaller rate centers.
Who holds 276 numbers
- Mobile carrier 25%
- Local phone company 34%
- Internet / business phone carrier 37%
- Phone company 4%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | 48 | 13% |
| Verizon (local phone) | Local phone company | 45 | 12% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 39 | 10% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 29 | 8% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 26 | 7% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 21 | 6% |
| Brightspeed Of Virginia | Local phone company | 21 | 6% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 15 | 4% |
| Fractel | Internet / business phone carrier | 15 | 4% |
| Bandwidth | Internet / business phone carrier | 14 | 4% |
Most prefixes are pooled: the 10,000 numbers in each are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to different carriers, and people can also take their numbers to another carrier. So the carrier shown is where the prefix started, not a guarantee about any one number.
States served: Virginia.
Other area codes in Virginia
434 540 571 686 703 757 804 826 948
Got a call from 276?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. People keep their numbers when they move, and scammers can fake any number. If you weren't expecting the call, let it go to voicemail.
If the call shows a 276 number that matches the first six digits of your own, that's often neighbor spoofing. Use the box above to check the full number.
Area code facts from the NANPA area code database (updated 10/06/2026); prefixes and carriers from NANPA's central office code records (updated 2026-10-10). Place description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.