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Area code 826

Area code 826 serves Virginia, including Harrisonburg, Fredericksburg and Pearisburg (Eastern time). It has been in service since June 14, 2022 and shares its area with 540.

Numbers starting with 826 drew 338 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 87 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 826 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Virginia(richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area) and (washington, DC--MD--VA--WV Pmsa)
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
June 14, 2022Created from 540
Overlay
Same area as 540
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
126 of 792held by 28 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2053NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 826 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 826. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

338

FCC complaints since November 2023

87

Different 826 numbers reported

403

FCC complaints naming an 826 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20232
December 20231
January 20242
February 20240
March 20241
April 20242
May 20242
June 20246
July 20240
August 20240
September 20242
October 20240
November 20240
December 20245
January 20253
February 20253
March 20253
April 20253
May 20259
June 20253
July 20254
August 20252
September 20252
October 20250
November 20251
December 20250
January 20263
February 20267
March 20262
April 20261
May 20261
June 20261
July 20264
August 20263
September 20264
October 20265

What people said 826 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 274 of 338 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)147
Other129
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends20
Dropped call or no message13
Warranties and protection plans7
Medical and prescriptions5

Places served by 826

NANPA lists 70 rate centers for 826. 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.
  • Harrisonburg10
  • Fredericksburg9
  • Pearisburg9
  • Roanoke9
  • Stafford6
  • Christiansburg5
  • Chancellor4
  • Warrenton3
  • Winchester3
  • Blacksburg2
  • Culpeper2
  • Edinburg2
  • Newport2
  • Orange2
  • Salem2
  • Unionville2
  • Basye1
  • Bedford1
  • Bergton1
  • Berryville1
  • Bluemont1
  • Boones Mill1
  • Boyce1
  • Broadway1
Show all 70 rate centers

Brokenburg, Burnt Chimney, Calverton, Catoctin, Craigsville, Criglersville, Dahlgren, Dayton, Eagle Rock, Floyd, Fort Valley, Front Royal, Gainesboro, Gordonsville, Gore, Greenwood, Hartwood, Hinton, King George, Louisa, Mcgaheysville, Middleburg, Mineral, Montvale, Mount Gilead, Mount Jackson, Narrows, Oriskany, Paint Bank, Pembroke, Radford, Raphine, Shenandoah, Sperryville, Spotsylvania, Stanley, Staunton, Stephens City, Strasburg, The Plains, Toms Brook, Union Hall, Upperville, Washington, Waynesboro, Weyers Cave.

Phone companies holding 826 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% 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 28 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Onvoy, LLC - VA17
Fractel, LLC15
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC15
Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC8
United States Cellular - VA8
Nuso, LLC7
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - VA6
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC6

When today's 826 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
202239
202320
202421
202521
202616

Check an 826 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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