The 948 area code covers the same area as 757, including Norfolk, Newport News and 20 more places in Virginia.
948 has been in service since 2022, on Eastern Time. 757 covers the same area, so two neighbours can have different area codes.
- Where
- 8 counties in Virginia, mostly Norfolk (city) County, Newport News (city) County and James City County
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- In service since
- 2022
- Shares its area with
- 757 (since 1996)
- Prefixes in use
- 101
- How to dial
- Local calls need all 10 digits: 948-555-0142.
Find out who called you from a 948 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.
Norfolk holds 50% of the phone prefixes in area code 948.
A prefix is the three digits after the area code, and NANPA assigns each one to a town. Counting the 101 prefixes in use shows where 948 numbers are actually given out.
- Norfolk50 prefixes, 50%
- Newport News18 prefixes, 18%
- Williamsburg3 prefixes, 3%
- Toano2 prefixes, 2%
- Franklin2 prefixes, 2%
- Suffolk2 prefixes, 2%
- Parksley2 prefixes, 2%
- Smithfield2 prefixes, 2%
Also served: Franklin, Cape Charles, Courtland and Windsor and 10 smaller places.
948 started in 2022 as an overlay on 757, and its ground has not changed since.
2022
948 starts as an overlay on 757: new numbers on the same ground.
A 948 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 948.
Where is area code 948?
948 covers Norfolk, Newport News, Williamsburg and Suffolk and 18 more places in Virginia, in Norfolk (city) County, Newport News (city) County and James City County.
What time zone is area code 948 in?
948 is on Eastern Time.
Is 948 the same area as 757?
Yes. 757 (since 1996) covers the same ground as 948. 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 a 948 number?
Local calls need all 10 digits: 948-555-0142.
Who called me from a 948 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 948 a scam?
948 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.