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 | |
| Scott | |
| Patrick | |
| 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% |
| Scott County Telephone Cooperative Inc | Landline | 3% |
| United States Cellular Corp Virginia | Wireless | 3% |
| New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Ga | Wireless | 2% |
| Comcast Phone Of Virginia Inc Va | Landline | 2% |
| Level 3 Communications Llc Va | Landline | 2% |
| Na Communications Inc | Landline | 2% |
| Shentel Communications Company | Landline | 1% |
| Bvu Authority Va | Landline | 1% |
| New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Dc | Wireless | 1% |
| Bandwidth Com Clec Llc Va | Landline | 1% |
| Sprint Spectrum L P Va | Wireless | 1% |
| Sprint Spectrum L P | Wireless | 1% |
| Mountainet Telephone Company Va | 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% |
| Lumos Networks Inc | Landline | < 1% |
| Cavalier Telephone Llc | Landline | < 1% |
| Gcr Telecommunications Inc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services Llc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Telcove Of Virginia Llc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Time Warner Cable Information Svcs Virginia Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations Llc | Wireless | < 1% |
| Citizens Telephone Cooperative Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Lumos Networks Inc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Mikrotec Of Virginia Llc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Sprint Communications Company L P Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Mci Worldcom Communications Inc Va | Landline | < 1% |
| Burkes Garden Telephone Co Inc | Landline | < 1% |
| Mgw Networks L L C Va | Landline | < 1% |
Prefixes
| Prefix | City | Carrier | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keokee | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bland | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Cleveland | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Duffield | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Washington | |||
| Abingdon | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Davenport | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Claudville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Gate City | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Stanleytown | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Coeburn | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Max Meadows | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Clinchco | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Clintwood | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Max Meadows | Citizens Telephone Cooperative - Va | Landline | |
| Whitewood | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Lumos Networks Inc. | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Wytheville | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Cedar Bluff | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Lebanon | Landline | ||
| Sugar Grove | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Independence | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | Lumos Networks Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, Llc | Wireless | |
| Blackwater | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Mouth of Wilson | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Elk Creek | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Glade Spring | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| East Stone Gap | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Gate City | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Ceres | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Boissevain | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Marion | Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa | Wireless | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Crockett | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Birchleaf | East Kentucky Netwrk, Llc Dba Appalachian Wireless | Wireless | |
| Lebanon | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Speedwell | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Mouth of Wilson | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Austinville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Grundy | East Kentucky Netwrk, Llc Dba Appalachian Wireless | Wireless | |
| Oakwood | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Saint Charles | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Cedar Bluff | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Woodlawn | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bassett | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Castlewood | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Chilhowie | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Hillsville | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Lambsburg | 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 | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Dryden | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Mendota | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Chilhowie | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Rocky Gap | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Rural Retreat | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Pounding Mill | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Duffield | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Cleveland | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Cedar Bluff | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Abingdon | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Marion | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Meadows of Dan | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Tazewell | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Maxie | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Bassett | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Saint Charles | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Gate City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Coeburn | Telcove of Virginia, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Henry | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Bassett | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Ewing | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Honaker | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Marion | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Abingdon | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Marion | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Sprint Spectrum L.p.- Va | Wireless | |
| Stanleytown | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Stuart | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Raven | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Abingdon | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Rural Retreat | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Pound | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Fries | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Bristol | Telcove of Virginia, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Austinville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Mouth of Wilson | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Nora | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Wise | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Fieldale | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Dc | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Bland | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Norton | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bristol | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Troutdale | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Marion | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Virginia Pcs Alliance, L.c. | Wireless | |
| Hurley | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Woolwine | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Pounding Mill | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Independence | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Hillsville | Sprint Spectrum L.p.- Va | Wireless | |
| Hiltons | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Meadowview | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Tazewell | Virginia Pcs Alliance, L.c. | Wireless | |
| Collinsville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Max Meadows | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Norton | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Wise | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Sprint Spectrum L.p.- Va | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Richlands | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Tazewell | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, Llc | Wireless | |
| Woodlawn | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Tazewell | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Saltville | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Saltville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Whitewood | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Abingdon | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | Shentel Communications Company | Landline | |
| Bastian | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Pennington Gap | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Meadowview | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Norton | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Gate City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Marion | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Gate City | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Meadows of Dan | Citizens Telephone Cooperative - Va | Landline | |
| Galax | Mgw Networks, L.l.c. - Va | Landline | |
| Bland | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Marion | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Abingdon | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Woodlawn | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Critz | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Fries | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Chilhowie | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Honaker | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Cascade | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Abingdon | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Nickelsville | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Bluefield | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Grundy | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Marion | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Ridgeway | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Ridgeway | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Richlands | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Honaker | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Castlewood | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Clintwood | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Woolwine | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Gate City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Chilhowie | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Meadows of Dan | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Cana | Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Va | Landline | |
| Norton City | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | ||
| Cana | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Norton | Landline | ||
| Richlands | Time Warner Cable Information Svcs (virginia), Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | Mountainet Telephone Company-va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Big Stone Gap | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Lebanon | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Gcr Telecommunications, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Bristol | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Bristol | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Fort Blackmore | Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Landline | |
| Wytheville | Shentel Communications Company | Landline | |
| Bristol | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Ewing | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| North Tazewell | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Galax | Na Communications, Inc. | Landline | |
| Bristol | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Wytheville | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Axton | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| North Tazewell | Verizon South Inc.-va | Landline | |
| Martinsville | Virginia Pcs Alliance, L.c. | Wireless | |
| Axton | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Norton | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Richlands | Mci Worldcom Communications, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Stuart | Central Tel. Co. of Virginia Dba Centurylink | Landline | |
| Appalachia | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Collinsville | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Norton | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Landline | |
| Coeburn | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Collinsville | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Stanleytown | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Coeburn | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Lumos Networks Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Lebanon | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Jonesville | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Grundy | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Burkes Garden | Burke's Garden Telephone Co., Inc. | Landline | |
| Duffield | Bvu Authority - Va | Landline | |
| Richlands | Shentel Communications Company | Landline | |
| Meadowview | United Telephone-southeast-va Dba Centurylink-va | Landline | |
| Independence | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | Sprint Spectrum L.p. | Wireless | |
| Woolwine | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Wireless | |
| Richlands | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Bland | Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Tazewell | |||
| Patrick Springs | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Ararat | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Abingdon | Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa | Wireless | |
| Norton | Cavalier Telephone, Llc | Landline | |
| Mouth of Wilson | Level 3 Communications, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Wise | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | Landline | |
| Cana | Time Warner Cable Information Svcs (virginia), Va | Landline | |
| Coeburn | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Hillsville | United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia | Wireless | |
| Maxie | Mikrotec of Virginia, Llc - Va | Landline | |
| Galax | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless | |
| Martinsville | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga | Wireless | |
| Fries | Comcast Phone of Virginia, Inc. - Va | Landline | |
| Hillsville | Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Va | Wireless |