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Area Code Profile · Virginia

The 540 area code is located in the state of Virginia and covers 164 cities, serving a total population of approximately 722,162. Major cities covered by the 540 area code include Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Winchester, Cave Spring (which represents the most populated areas). There are a total of 786 telephone prefix exchanges in this area code, which support an estimated 7,860,000 active or assignable phone numbers. These prefix lines are operated by 60 distinct carriers, with Roanoke as the primary rate center location.

Eastern Time164 Cities786 Prefixes

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Neighborhood Demographics

Calculated demographics and census summary estimations for area code 540.

37.7 y/oMedian Age
$57,700Median Income
$462,000Median Home Value
722,162Total Population

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(540) 693-8598May 17, 2026Telemarketer
Offered an unsolicited quote for local roofing and home energy services. They knew my area code but when I asked how they got my number, they hung up immediately.
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(540) 706-8615May 16, 2026Debt Collector
Automated voice caller looking for someone named David. Keeps calling repeatedly asking to settle a debt. I have had this number for years and don't know David.
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(540) 719-8632May 20, 2026Political
Pre-recorded campaign call promoting a local candidate. Did not respect my request to be placed on the Do Not Call list.
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Cities in the 540 Area Code

The most populous cities in area code 540 are: Roanoke (97,032), Harrisonburg (48,914), Blacksburg (42,620), Winchester (26,203), and Cave Spring (24,922).

Other cities in the 540 area code include:

Salem, Fredericksburg, Staunton, Christiansburg, Waynesboro, Radford, Culpeper, Hollins, Front Royal, Warrenton, Stuarts Draft, Pulaski, New Baltimore, Vinton, Purcellville, Fishersville, Lake of the Woods, Lexington, Aquia Harbour, Buena Vista, Strasburg, Bedford, Covington, Bridgewater, Woodstock.

CityPopulation% in Area Code
Roanoke97,032100%
Harrisonburg48,914100%
Blacksburg42,620100%
Winchester26,203100%
Cave Spring24,922100%
Salem24,802100%
Fredericksburg24,286100%
Staunton23,746100%
Christiansburg21,041100%
Waynesboro21,006100%
Radford16,408100%
Culpeper16,379100%
Hollins14,673100%
Front Royal14,440100%
Warrenton9,611100%
Stuarts Draft9,235100%
Pulaski9,086100%
New Baltimore8,119100%
Vinton8,098100%
Purcellville7,727100%

Showing top 20 of 164 cities.

What Time Zone is Area Code 540?

Eastern Time Zone

Abbreviation: ET · UTC Offset: UTC-5

The 540 area code lies within the Eastern Time Zone (ET, UTC-5).

Nearby Area Codes

276Bristol, Virginia434Lynchburg, Virginia571Arlington, Virginia686Richmond, Virginia703Arlington, Virginia757Virginia Beach, Virginia804Richmond, Virginia826Roanoke, Virginia948Virginia Beach, Virginia

Phone Prefixes in the 540 Area Code

786 prefixes found · 60 carriers · 117 rate centers

PrefixCarrierRate Center
(540) 200LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VABLACKSBURG
(540) 201USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC.ROANOKE
(540) 202ONVOY, LLC - VATHE PLAINS
(540) 203ONVOY, LLC - VACHANCELLOR
(540) 204MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLCROANOKE
(540) 205METROPCS, INC.MINERAL
(540) 206VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.ROANOKE
(540) 207NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCFREDECKSBG
(540) 208BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - VAHARRISONBG
(540) 209MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - VAHARRISONBG
(540) 210ONVOY, LLC - VACALVERTON
(540) 212NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCCULPEPER
(540) 213LUMOS NETWORKS INC. - VASTAUNTON
(540) 214SHENTEL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. - VAHARRISONBG
(540) 215AT&T - LOCALBROADWAY
(540) 216CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAWARRENTON
(540) 217COMCAST IP PHONE, LLCHARRISONBG
(540) 218CORETEL VIRGINIA, LLC - VASHENANDOAH
(540) 219NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCCULPEPER
(540) 220CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAFREDECKSBG
(540) 221LUMOS TELEPHONE INC.WAYNESBORO
(540) 222NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCCULPEPER
(540) 223CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VALOUISA
(540) 224VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.ROANOKE
(540) 225COMCAST IP PHONE, LLCSTANLEY
(540) 226CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAFREDECKSBG
(540) 227LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VAWASHINGTON
(540) 228LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VANATURALBDG
(540) 229NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCCULPEPER
(540) 230CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VARADFORD
(540) 231LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VABLACKSBURG
(540) 232LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VABLACKSBURG
(540) 233NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCWOODSTOCK
(540) 234VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL)WEYERSCAVE
(540) 235MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLCPEARISBURG
(540) 236LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VAHARRISONBG
(540) 237AT&T - LOCALBRIDGEWTR
(540) 238OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCROCKYMOUNT
(540) 239CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VARADFORD
(540) 240FRACTEL, LLCROANOKE
(540) 241METROPCS, INC.WAYNESBORO
(540) 242LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VASTAFFORD
(540) 243OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCROCKYMOUNT
(540) 244METROPCS, INC.LURAY
(540) 245VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.STAUNTON
(540) 246NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCHARRISONBG
(540) 247NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCWINCHESTER
(540) 248VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.STAUNTON
(540) 249VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL)GROTTOES
(540) 250CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VARADFORD
(540) 251OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCCHRISTISBG
(540) 252OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCFRONTROYAL
(540) 253VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.THE PLAINS
(540) 254VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.BUCHANAN
(540) 255NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCSTAUNTON
(540) 256NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCWAYNESBORO
(540) 257OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCCHRISTISBG
(540) 258CENTRAL TEL. CO. OF VIRGINIA DBA CENTURYLINKGLASGOW
(540) 259CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAMINERAL
(540) 260LUMOS NETWORKS INC.CHRISTISBG
(540) 261CENTRAL TEL. CO. OF VIRGINIA DBA CENTURYLINKBUENAVISTA
(540) 262VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.CULPEPER
(540) 263OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCROCKYMOUNT
(540) 264CENTRAL TEL. CO. OF VIRGINIA DBA CENTURYLINKBUENAVISTA
(540) 265VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.ROANOKE
(540) 266AT&T - LOCALROANOKE
(540) 267LUMOS NETWORKS INC.RADFORD
(540) 268VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.SHAWSVILLE
(540) 269VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL)KEEZLETOWN
(540) 270CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAWARRENTON
(540) 271METROPCS, INC.HARRISONBG
(540) 272CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAWARRENTON
(540) 273CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAFREDECKSBG
(540) 274ONVOY, LLC - VAPULASKI
(540) 275DISH WIRELESS, LLCMOUNTSOLON
(540) 276OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCBEDFORD
(540) 277MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLCBERRYVILLE
(540) 278US LEC OF VIRGININA, LLCROANOKE
(540) 279MGW TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.MOUNTANGRV
(540) 280CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VASTAUNTON
(540) 281CORETEL VIRGINIA, LLC - VABLUEMONT
(540) 282TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - VAHARRISONBG
(540) 283LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - VAROANOKE
(540) 284VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL)DAHLGREN
(540) 285CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VABALLARD
(540) 286VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.HARTWOOD
(540) 287OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCFREDECKSBG
(540) 288VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL)STAFFORD
(540) 289VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL)MCGAHEYSVL
(540) 290CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VASTAUNTON
(540) 291CENTRAL TEL. CO. OF VIRGINIA DBA CENTURYLINKNATURALBDG
(540) 292CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VASTAUNTON
(540) 293OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCROANOKE
(540) 294METROPCS, INC.STAUNTON
(540) 295OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCFREDECKSBG
(540) 296VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.STONE MT
(540) 297VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.STONE MT
(540) 298VERIZON SOUTH, INC. - VA (CONTEL)ELKTON
(540) 299FRACTEL, LLCCHRISTISBG
(540) 300NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCSTAFFORD

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is area code 540?
Area code 540 is located in Virginia, covering cities including Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg.
What time zone is area code 540?
Area code 540 is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET, UTC-5).
What state is area code 540?
Area code 540 is in Virginia.