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