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Area code 948

Area code 948 serves Virginia, including Norfolk Zone 2, Norfolk Zone 3 and Newport News Zone 3 (Eastern time). It has been in service since May 9, 2022 and shares its area with 757.

Numbers starting with 948 drew 471 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 99 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 948 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Virginia(richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area) and (virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, Vc-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
May 9, 2022Created from 757
Overlay
Same area as 757
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
102 of 792held by 22 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2058NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 948 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 948. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

471

FCC complaints since November 2023

99

Different 948 numbers reported

516

FCC complaints naming a 948 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20231
December 20230
January 20240
February 20240
March 20241
April 20244
May 20241
June 20240
July 20244
August 20241
September 20243
October 20244
November 20243
December 20240
January 20255
February 20255
March 20252
April 20252
May 20255
June 20253
July 20252
August 20254
September 20254
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20261
February 20262
March 20263
April 20262
May 20260
June 20261
July 20260
August 202611
September 20268
October 202613

What people said 948 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 382 of 471 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other197
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)190
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends32
Dropped call or no message19
Medical and prescriptions6
Vacation and timeshares2

Places served by 948

NANPA lists 34 rate centers for 948. 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.
  • Norfolk Zone 225
  • Norfolk Zone 310
  • Newport News Zone 39
  • Norfolk Zone 19
  • Newport News Zone 26
  • Norfolk Zone 44
  • Newport News Zone 13
  • Williamsburg3
  • Chuckatuck2
  • Franklin2
  • Norfolk Zone 62
  • Parksley2
  • Smithfield2
  • Suffolk2
  • Toano2
  • Belle Haven1
  • Boykins1
  • Cape Charles1
  • Chincoteague1
  • Claremont1
  • Courtland1
  • Crittenden1
  • Dendron1
  • Eastville1
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Holland, Ivor, Newport News Zone 4, Onancock, Surry, Tangier, Temperanceville, Wakefield, Whaleyville, Windsor.

Phone companies holding 948 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 22 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Fractel, LLC17
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC16
Onvoy, LLC - VA13
Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC11
Teleport Communications America, LLC - VA11
Ton80 Communications, LLC10
IP Horizon LLC5
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - VA3

When today's 948 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
202234
202312
202415
202522
202619

Check a 948 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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