Caller ID for
Area code 540
Area code 540 Roanoke, Virginia
Area code 540 is in Virginia, with numbers assigned in Roanoke, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg and 88 more places. It’s 12:11 AM there now.
- State
- Virginia10 area codes in Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern12:11 AM there now
- Exchanges
- 78691 places
- Overlay
- 826Same area, 10-digit dialing
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Where area code 540 is
Numbers in 540 are assigned to 91 places in 46 counties: Roanoke city, Fredericksburg city, Harrisonburg city, Montgomery County, Winchester city, Fauquier County, plus 40 more.
No single place dominates: Roanoke, the largest, has 13% of the exchanges.
- Roanoke105
- Fredericksburg63
- Harrisonburg43
- Winchester38
- Culpeper33
- Staunton29
- Blacksburg21
- Warrenton18
- Radford18
- Stafford Courthouse18
- Christiansburg18
- Waynesboro17
- Rocky Mount13
- Front Royal12
- Salem11
- Lexington11
- Edinburg11
- Bedford10
- Luray9
- Dahlgren8
- Covington8
- Mineral7
- Louisa7
- Pearisburg7
Phone companies in 540
786 blocks of numbers in 540 are held by 48 phone companies. The most belong to Verizon (190), T-Mobile (89) and Verizon Wireless (79).
A mix: about 33% wireless, 38% local phone and cable and 28% other carriers, including internet phone services.
A block’s holder is the company it was first assigned to; numbers can move to other carriers since.
History and overlays
540 went into service in 1995, added to the area of 703.
826 (since 2022) shares the same area, so a new number there can get any of these codes and local calls are dialed with all 10 digits.
40 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in September 2023.
Calling 540
It’s 12:11 AM Eastern time in 540 right now.
From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 540 and the 7-digit number; inside the area, all 10 digits too.
Nearby area codes
Virginia has 10 area codes: 276, 434, 540, 571, 686, 703, 757, 804, 826 and 948.
- 434 · Charlottesville, VA · about 54 mi
- 804 · Richmond, VA · about 93 mi
- 686 · Richmond, VA · about 98 mi
- 571 · Herndon, VA · about 101 mi
- 703 · Herndon, VA · about 102 mi
- 301 · Frederick, MD · about 112 mi
From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s area code and exchange records (10/22/2026) and U.S. Census place and county names. Places and companies are where number blocks were assigned, not where anyone lives or which carrier a number uses today.
Map of the 540 area code
Map of the 540 area code around Roanoke, Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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Questions about 540
Where is area code 540?
In Virginia, covering Roanoke, Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg and other places across 46 counties.
What time zone is 540 in?
Eastern time. It was 12:11 AM there when this page loaded.
Is 540 an overlay?
Yes. 826 serves the same area, so dial all 10 digits for local calls.
Which phone companies have 540 numbers?
48 companies hold blocks; the most belong to Verizon, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. About 33% of blocks are wireless.
Is 540 running out of numbers?
Not on record. 40 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.