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Area code 804

Area code 804 serves Virginia, including Richmond, Petersburg and Chester (Eastern time). It has been in service since June 24, 1973 and shares its area with 686.

Numbers starting with 804 drew 4,620 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,328 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 804 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
VirginiaRichmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area and Virginia Beach-Chesepeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
June 24, 1973
Overlay
Same area as 686
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
781 of 792held by 43 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2060NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 804 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 804. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

4,620

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,328

Different 804 numbers reported

5,553

FCC complaints naming an 804 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202324
December 202311
January 202432
February 202412
March 202417
April 202426
May 202425
June 202430
July 202414
August 202423
September 202419
October 202454
November 202430
December 202423
January 202537
February 202522
March 202531
April 202519
May 202542
June 202527
July 202533
August 202531
September 202528
October 20252
November 202525
December 202531
January 202640
February 202645
March 202638
April 202653
May 202653
June 202664
July 202655
August 202667
September 2026133
October 202678

What people said 804 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 3,618 of 4,620 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,678
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)1,574
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends577
Dropped call or no message263
Medical and prescriptions142
Warranties and protection plans42

Most reported 804 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 804

NANPA lists 55 rate centers for 804. 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.
  • Richmond366
  • Petersburg49
  • Chester34
  • Ashland21
  • Midlothian19
  • Mechanicsville18
  • Gloucester15
  • Sandston13
  • Hopewell12
  • Tappahannock11
  • Bethia10
  • Warsaw9
  • Dawn8
  • Enon8
  • Kilmarnock7
  • Manakin7
  • Powhatan7
  • Varina7
  • Colonial Beach6
  • Dinwiddie6
  • Ladysmith6
  • Bowling Green5
  • Charles City5
  • Fife5
Show all 55 rate centers

Goochland, Hague, Hayes, King William, Mathews, Old Church, Providence Forge, Saluda, Waverly, Amelia Court House, Callao, Cartersville, Cumberland, Deltaville, Disputanta, Doswell, Farnham, Hanover, Heathsville, King and Queen, Lively, Mckenney, Reedville, Rockville, West Point, Beaverdam, Gum Tree, Irvington, Montpelier, Montross, Port Royal.

Phone companies holding 804 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 78% 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 43 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Verizon Virginia, Inc.194
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - VA98
Paetec Itel, LLC50
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC47
Onvoy, LLC - VA44
Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC43
Level 3 Communications, LLC - VA36
Verizon South, Inc. - VA (contel)35

When today's 804 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200121
200219
20033
200410
20058
200621
200711
200811
200912
20106
20115
20127
20137
201414
20159
201626
201710
201825
201917
202023
202126
202224
202320
202426
20257

Check an 804 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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