New telephone lines or services started in “the 757? may now be assigned the new 948 area code beginning Monday. Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) began requiring 10-digit dialing last ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads/Tidewater area will still surely be referred to as the “757,” but there is another area code in town. The 948 code launched Monday due to the limited ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The 757 now officially has a second area code: 948. With this new area code in Hampton Roads comes a new way to dial numbers. The 757 area code, launched back in 1996 by splitting off ...

NORFOLK, Va. — We now know when Hampton Roads is getting a new area code. The current 757 area code isn't going away, but we are running out of numbers for it. Last year, the State Corporation ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing (3-digit area code + the 7-digit telephone number) begins April 9 for Virginians living in the 757 area code region. Local calls made with just seven digits will not be ...

Permissive 10-digit dialing will begin for Virginians living in the 757 area code region on Saturday, Sept. 11. This is the first step in a 2020 relief plan approved by the State Corporation ...

Eastern Shore of Virginia residents signing up for new telephone lines may get a new area code. Virginia's State Corporation Commission said on its website that beginning May 9, new telephone lines or ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Big changes are coming to how we make phone calls in Hampton Roads, starting Saturday. In addition to the 757 area code, numbers starting with 948 will now be assigned across the ...

Get used to dialing 10 digits instead of seven — next month, the 757 area code is getting a sibling. The State Corporation Commission will assign 948 as a new area code for the Hampton Roads region ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Beginning September 11, 10-digit dialing will begin for residents living in the 757 area code as the State Corporation Commission (SCC) begins to phase in the new 948 area ...