276 Area Code in Virginia, United States
Description
Area code 276 serves southwestern Virginia, including cities and towns such as Bristol, Galax, Martinsville, and Wytheville. It was created in 2001 from a split of area code 540 to address numbering needs in the Appalachian region. The area is known for its mountains, small towns, and traditional industries like furniture manufacturing and agriculture. 276 helps connect rural communities and supports the local economy with modern telecommunications access. It reflects the cultural and geographic distinctiveness of Virginia’s southwestern region.
Time & Time Zone
Time zone:
Eastern (GMT -05:00) Current time:
Map
Major Cities
| City | Prefixes |
|---|---|
Counties
| County | Prefixes |
|---|---|
| Washington | |
| Wythe | |
| Tazewell | |
| Henry | |
| Martinsville City | |
| Buchanan | |
| Wise | |
| Smyth | |
| Norton City | |
| Carroll | |
| Patrick | |
| Scott | |
| Russell | |
| Grayson | |
| Lee | |
| Dickenson | |
| Bland | |
| Galax City | |
| Bristol City | |
| Pulaski | |
| Franklin | |
| Pittsylvania |
Telephone Carriers
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United Telephone Southeast Va Dba Centurylink Va | Landline | 29% |
| Verizon Virginia Inc | Landline | 14% |
| Verizon South Inc Va | Landline | 12% |
| Central Tel Co Of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | 11% |
| Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless Va | Wireless | 5% |
| United States Cellular Corp Virginia | Wireless | 3% |
| Scott County Telephone Cooperative Inc | Landline | 3% |
| Level 3 Communications Llc Va | Landline | 2% |
| New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Ga | Wireless | 2% |
| Comcast Phone Of Virginia Inc Va | Landline | 2% |
| Na Communications Inc | Landline | 2% |
| Bvu Authority Va | Landline | 1% |
| Bandwidth Com Clec Llc Va | Landline | 1% |
| Shentel Communications Company | Landline | 1% |
| East Kentucky Netwrk Llc Dba Appalachian Wireless | Wireless | 1% |
| Virginia Pcs Alliance L C | Wireless | 1% |
| Suncom Dba T Mobile Usa | Wireless | 1% |
| Sprint Spectrum L P Va | Wireless | 1% |
| New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Dc | Wireless | 1% |
| Sprint Spectrum L P | Wireless | 1% |
| Mountainet Telephone Company Va | 1% | |
| Burkes Garden Telephone Co Inc | Landline | < 1% |
| Mgw Networks L L C Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Lumos Networks Inc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Lumos Networks Inc | Landline | < 1% |
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations Llc | Wireless | < 1% |
| Time Warner Cable Information Svcs Virginia Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Gcr Telecommunications Inc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Mikrotec Of Virginia Llc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Citizens Telephone Cooperative Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Sprint Communications Company L P Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Mci Worldcom Communications Inc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services Llc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Cavalier Telephone Llc | Landline | < 1% |
| Telcove Of Virginia Llc Va | Landline | < 1% |
Prefixes
| Prefix | City | Carrier | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | ||
| Appalachia | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Cana | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Cedar Bluff | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Barren Springs | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Richlands | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Falls Mills | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Dublin | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Cascade | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Woodlawn | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Whitewood | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Galax | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Galax | Mgw Networks, L.l.c. - Va | Landline | |
| Collinsville | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Raven | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Bandy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Coeburn | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Richlands | Mci Worldcom Communications, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Woodlawn | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| North Tazewell | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Cedar Bluff | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Bee | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Ivanhoe | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bassett | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa | Wireless | |
| Richlands | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Elk Creek | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Raven | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Whitewood | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Ben Hur | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Swords Creek | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Cedar Bluff | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Clintwood | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Washington | |||
| Collinsville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Fancy Gap | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Meadowview | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Troutdale | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| North Tazewell | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Stuart | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Bristol | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Saint Charles | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Ridgeway | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Rural Retreat | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bassett | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Shentel Communications Company | Landline | |
| Honaker | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bassett | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Mouth of Wilson | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Gate City | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Fieldale | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Duffield | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bland | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Collinsville | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | Lumos Networks Inc. | Landline | |
| Mouth of Wilson | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Tazewell | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Castlewood | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Vesta | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Lebanon | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Stuart | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Lumos Networks Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Troutdale | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Woolwine | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Wireless | |
| Richlands | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Glade Spring | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Ararat | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Meadowview | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Richlands | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Keokee | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Patrick Springs | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Bristol | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Clintwood | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Saltville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Wise | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Fancy Gap | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Duffield | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Fries | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Lambsburg | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bassett | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Fries | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Marion | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Ceres | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Boissevain | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Gate City | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Clintwood | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Marion | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Hillsville | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Swords Creek | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Castlewood | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Big Stone Gap | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Rose Hill | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Landline | |
| Grundy | East Kentucky Netwrk, Llc Dba Appalachian Wireless | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | Sprint Spectrum L.p.- Va | Wireless | |
| Ivanhoe | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Haysi | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Stuart | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Landline | |
| Stuart | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Richlands | Time Warner Cable Information Svcs (virginia), Va | Landline | |
| Chilhowie | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Cleveland | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Max Meadows | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Rural Retreat | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Hillsville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Mendota | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Chilhowie | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Stanleytown | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Woodlawn | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | Sprint Spectrum L.p.- Va | Wireless | |
| Coeburn | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, Llc | Wireless | |
| Coeburn | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Axton | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Gate City | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Gate City | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Hiltons | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Bluefield | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Gate City | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Norton | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Marion | Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa | Wireless | |
| Cana | Time Warner Cable Information Svcs (virginia), Va | Landline | |
| Ceres | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Gate City | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Norton | Cavalier Telephone, Llc | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Bristol | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Marion | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bastian | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Glade Spring | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Birchleaf | East Kentucky Netwrk, Llc Dba Appalachian Wireless | Wireless | |
| Bassett | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Lumos Networks Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Honaker | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Wise | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Virginia Pcs Alliance, L.c. | Wireless | |
| Saint Charles | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Bristol | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Independence | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Max Meadows | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Max Meadows | Citizens Telephone Cooperative - Va | Landline | |
| Independence | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Tazewell | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Saltville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Independence | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Lebanon | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Shentel Communications Company | Landline | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Crockett | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Galax | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Ridgeway | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Wise | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Ararat | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Woolwine | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Virginia Pcs Alliance, L.c. | Wireless | |
| Lebanon | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Meadows of Dan | Citizens Telephone Cooperative - Va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Maxie | Mikrotec of Virginia, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Cana | Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Va | Landline | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Richlands | Shentel Communications Company | Landline | |
| Appalachia | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Collinsville | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Big Stone Gap | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Bland | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Ewing | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Marion | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Duffield | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | Telcove of Virginia, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Burkes Garden | Burke's Garden Telephone Co., Inc. | Landline | |
| Bristol | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Dublin | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Gate City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Marion | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Hillsville | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa | Wireless | |
| Bristol | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Tazewell | Virginia Pcs Alliance, L.c. | Wireless | |
| Jonesville | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Galax | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Gate City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Norton | Landline | ||
| Troutdale | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Rocky Gap | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Marion | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Mouth of Wilson | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Saint Paul | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Grundy | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Coeburn | Telcove of Virginia, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Gate City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Saltville | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Gcr Telecommunications, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Saint Charles | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Hillsville | Sprint Spectrum L.p.- Va | Wireless | |
| Chilhowie | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Austinville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Rural Retreat | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Tazewell | |||
| Saint Paul | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Lebanon | Landline | ||
| Norton | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Dublin | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, Llc | Wireless | |
| Bland | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Marion | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Wise | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Abingdon | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless |