Virginia Beach, VA Area Codes

Area codes serving Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach sits in Virginia, part of the South region and the Eastern Time zone. Its numbers are spread across an overlay of 2 codes that all cover the same ground: 757, 948.

The original code is 757 (in service since 1996). As the area ran low on numbers, regulators added overlay codes on top instead of splitting the city, so longtime residents kept their numbers while new lines received a newer code.

Code	Area served	In service
757	Hampton Roads and Virginia's Eastern Shore, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Newport News	July 1, 1996
948	Hampton Roads and Virginia's Eastern Shore, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Newport News	May 9, 2022

Nearby cities sharing these area codes

• Norfolk
• Chesapeake
• Newport News
• Hampton
• Portsmouth
• Suffolk
• Williamsburg
• Poquoson
• Smithfield
• Franklin
• Yorktown
• Chincoteague

How to pick an area code for a new number

When you activate a new line in Virginia Beach, the carrier assigns whichever code has numbers available — you usually can't choose. If a specific code matters to you (for example the prestige of 757), ask the carrier whether any blocks remain, or request a number transfer. All codes here dial identically and cost the same.

Dialing in Virginia Beach

Because Virginia Beach is an overlay area, 10-digit dialing is mandatory: always dial the area code plus the seven-digit number, even for a neighbor. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in Virginia, visit the Virginia area codes page.