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Area code 703

Area code 703 serves Virginia, including Washington Zone 8, Washington Zone 17 and Washington Zone 19 (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 571.

Numbers starting with 703 drew 2,085 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 710 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 703 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
VirginiaWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 571
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
775 of 792held by 23 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2031NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 703 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 703. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,085

FCC complaints since November 2023

710

Different 703 numbers reported

2,545

FCC complaints naming a 703 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202317
December 202321
January 202420
February 20249
March 20246
April 202410
May 202416
June 202411
July 202440
August 202422
September 202415
October 202422
November 202426
December 202412
January 202522
February 202527
March 202530
April 202523
May 202515
June 202520
July 202524
August 202520
September 202523
October 20250
November 202513
December 202518
January 202617
February 202623
March 202616
April 202617
May 202614
June 202618
July 202629
August 202626
September 202617
October 202641

What people said 703 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,199 of 2,085 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other875
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends333
Medical and prescriptions284
Dropped call or no message270
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)83
Home improvement and cleaning60

Most reported 703 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 703

NANPA lists 19 rate centers for 703. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Washington Zone 8279
  • Washington Zone 17143
  • Washington Zone 19127
  • Herndon65
  • Manassas26
  • Leesburg24
  • Braddock17
  • Occoquan16
  • Dale City14
  • Triangle13
  • Engleside12
  • Lorton10
  • Dulles9
  • Arcola5
  • Dulles Metro5
  • Haymarket4
  • Independent Hill2
  • Lorton Metro2
  • Nokesville2

Phone companies holding 703 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 48% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 23 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Verizon Virginia, Inc.373
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC56
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - VA53
Verizon South, Inc. - VA (contel)53
Level 3 Communications, LLC - VA47
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC42
Paetec Itel, LLC40
Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC31

When today's 703 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200114
20024
20031
20047
200510
20068
20072
20112
20121
20143
20161
20171
20181
20221
20235
20243

Check a 703 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Virginia

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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