Phone numbers in Amherst, Virginia
Amherst has 5 phone prefixes in area code 434.
Biggest holders: Verizon (local phone), T-Mobile (including Sprint), UScellular. This is the local calling area (rate center) where those prefixes were first assigned.
- Mobile carrier 60%
- Local phone company 40%
Every prefix in Amherst
Search the first six digits of a number in this list. If it's here, the number started in Amherst with the carrier shown. If it isn't, check the Virginia page or look the number up.
| Prefix | Carrier | Type | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 434-381 | Verizon (local phone) | Local phone company | – |
| 434-661 | UScellular | Mobile carrier | – |
| 434-826 | T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | – |
| 434-945 | T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | – |
| 434-946 | Verizon (local phone) | Local phone company | – |
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. Source: NANPA central office code records, 2026-10-10.