Area Code Box

Area code 434

Where is area code 434?

Charlottesville, Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia

Local time: … (Eastern Time)

StateVirginia
CountryUnited States
Main citiesCharlottesville, Lynchburg and Danville
Time zoneEastern Time
Overlay area codesNone
In service since2001 (created from 804)
Assigned prefixes509
Dialing format(434) XXX-XXXX · +1 434 XXX XXXX from abroad

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Cities and towns in area code 434

Listed by how many phone prefixes (the 3 digits after the area code) are assigned to each place in 434.

Phone companies in area code 434

The carriers that hold the most 434 prefixes. People can move their number to another carrier, so this shows who first issued a number, not who serves it today.

PrefixesCarrier
76Brightspeed of Virginia
44New Cingular Wireless PCS (AT&T)
41Verizon Virginia
32Verizon Wireless
28Onvoy
27Level 3 Communications
26Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations (T-Mobile)
24Bandwidth.com CLEC

All 509 prefixes in area code 434

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Questions

Where is area code 434?
Area code 434 is in Virginia. It serves Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Danville, Emporia and Farmville and 62 other cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 434 in?
Area code 434 uses Eastern Time.
Is a call from area code 434 a scam?
The area code alone doesn’t tell you. Most calls from 434 are ordinary local calls, but scammers can fake (“spoof”) any number. If you don’t recognize a 434 number, let it go to voicemail.
When did area code 434 start?
434 went into service in 2001. It was created from area code 804.
Can a 434 number be outside Virginia?
Yes. People keep their numbers when they move and when they switch to mobile or internet phone services, so a 434 caller can be anywhere.

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