Area codes 540 and 826

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The area colored red indicates the northern region of Virginia served by area code 540Area code 757Area codes 410 and 443Area codes 240 and 301Area codes 304 and 681Area code 202Area code 434Area code 276Area code 804Area codes 571 and 703
The area colored red indicates the northern region of Virginia served by area code 540
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North American telephone area code 540 serves the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia including the communities of Blacksburg, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Cave Spring, Fredericksburg, Franklin County, Greenville, Harrisonburg, King George, Lexington, Madison, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, and Winchester, as well as most of Culpeper, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Rockbridge, Orange, Louisa, Fauquier, Rappahannock and Shenandoah counties. It also serves western Loudoun County, most of which is in area code 703.

It was established July 15, 1995 as a split from area code 703. It was then itself split on September 1, 2001 to create area code 276.

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Virginia area codes: 276, 434, 540, 571/703, 686/804, 757/948
North: 304/681
West: 276, 304/681 540 East: 571/703, 240/301
South: 434, 804
Maryland area codes: 227/240/301, 410/443/667
West Virginia area codes: 304/681
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