Area code 434: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 434 is in Virginia.
Virginia (Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Danville, and south-central Virginia)
| Where | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 2001 |
| Overlay | No |
| Prefixes assigned | 509 of 792 possible (64%) |
Where 434 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 434, with how many prefixes each has.
Plus 6 smaller rate centers.
Who holds 434 numbers
- Mobile carrier 26%
- Local phone company 30%
- Internet / business phone carrier 36%
- Phone company 7%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed Of Virginia | Local phone company | 76 | 15% |
| Verizon (local phone) | Local phone company | 65 | 13% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 44 | 9% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 35 | 7% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 32 | 6% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 27 | 5% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 26 | 5% |
| Bandwidth | Internet / business phone carrier | 24 | 5% |
| Fractel | Internet / business phone carrier | 19 | 4% |
| UScellular | Mobile carrier | 15 | 3% |
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
276 540 571 686 703 757 804 826 948
Got a call from 434?
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 434 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.