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Area code
948
In service
United States · since 2022

Hampton Roads (overlay)

Area code 948 is an all-services overlay of 757 serving the Hampton Roads metro and Virginia's Eastern Shore. Approved in 2020, it was activated in 2022 to relieve 757 number exhaustion.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Hampton Roads (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2022
Projected exhaust
2062 Q3

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 948 is

Southeastern Virginia — the Hampton Roads metropolitan area and the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula (Eastern Shore)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 948:

NorfolkVirginia BeachChesapeakeNewport NewsHamptonWilliamsburg

Coextensive with 757.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 948 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Overlay · 2022 757 Hampton Roads 948 is the overlay added over the existing 757 territory; both serve identical geography.
What's changing. Overlay of 757 (activated 2022-05-09). 10-digit dialing mandatory.
C · History

How 948 got here

2020-02-05
Created as an overlay complex with 757 following projected exhaustion of 757 by late 2021.
Source: Wikipedia
2022-05-09
Verizon activated 948; 10-digit dialing became mandatory across the region.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
115
Prefixes available
685
Thousands-blocks assigned
850

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area codes 757 and 948
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.