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