The 826 area code covers the same area as 540, including Roanoke, Fredericksburg and 97 more places in Virginia.
826 has been in service since 2022, on Eastern Time. 540 covers the same area, so two neighbours can have different area codes.
- Where
- 8 counties in Virginia, mostly Roanoke (city) County, Fredericksburg (city) County and City of Harrisonburg County
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- In service since
- 2022
- Shares its area with
- 540 (since 1995)
- Prefixes in use
- 125
- How to dial
- Local calls need all 10 digits: 826-555-0142.
Find out who called you from an 826 number.
Enter the full 10-digit number to see who it is listed to, where it is registered, and whether it is a mobile, landline or VoIP line.
Harrisonburg holds 8% of the phone prefixes in area code 826.
A prefix is the three digits after the area code, and NANPA assigns each one to a town. Counting the 125 prefixes in use shows where 826 numbers are actually given out.
- Harrisonburg10 prefixes, 8%
- Fredericksburg9 prefixes, 7%
- Roanoke9 prefixes, 7%
- Pearisburg9 prefixes, 7%
- Christiansburg5 prefixes, 4%
- Stafford5 prefixes, 4%
- Warrenton3 prefixes, 2%
- Winchester3 prefixes, 2%
Also served: Radford, Stafford, Christiansburg and Waynesboro and 87 smaller places.
826 started in 2022 as an overlay on 540, and its ground has not changed since.
2022
826 starts as an overlay on 540: new numbers on the same ground.
An 826 number on your screen can still be a scam, because caller ID is easy to fake.
- Let an unknown call go to voicemail. A real caller leaves a message; a robocaller usually does not.
- Look the number up with the box above before you call back, because calling back tells a robocaller your line is live.
- Hang up on anyone who wants gift cards, crypto or a wire transfer, or asks you to read out a code that was just texted to you.
- Report unwanted robocalls at reportfraud.ftc.gov, or paste a suspicious message into our free scam checker.
These are the questions people ask most about area code 826.
Where is area code 826?
826 covers Roanoke, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg and Winchester and 95 more places in Virginia, in Roanoke (city) County, Fredericksburg (city) County and City of Harrisonburg County.
What time zone is area code 826 in?
826 is on Eastern Time.
Is 826 the same area as 540?
Yes. 540 (since 1995) covers the same ground as 826. Nobody's number changed when it was added; new lines simply get whichever code has numbers left, so two neighbours can have different codes.
How do I dial an 826 number?
Local calls need all 10 digits: 826-555-0142.
Who called me from an 826 number?
Enter the full 10-digit number in the lookup above. It returns the listed owner where there is a public record, where the number is registered, and whether it is a mobile, a landline or a VoIP line.
Is area code 826 a scam?
826 is a real Virginia area code, so the code itself is not a warning sign. Scam callers fake local-looking numbers on purpose, so judge the call by what the caller asks for, and look the number up before calling back.
Source: NANPA, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator: its area code database and prefix assignments, as of October 1, 2026.