Area code 757

Area code 757 at a glance

757 is one of 10 geographic area codes serving Virginia; NANPA records its in-service date as July 1, 1996. It is an overlay: 757 and 948 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Williamsburg, Suffolk, Smithfield, Onancock, and Belle Haven. By population, its largest named places are Suffolk, Williamsburg, Smithfield, Franklin, and Chincoteague.

Places served by 757

757 holds 16% of the 4,898 central office codes assigned in Virginia, the 2nd most of the state's 10 codes. 19 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 757 exchanges; the most populous are Suffolk (103,000), Williamsburg (16,030), Smithfield (9,032), and Franklin (8,373). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 757

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 757 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at each service provider discretion"

Carriers with 757 numbers

37 carriers hold the 785 central office codes assigned in 757. Verizon Virginia, INC. has the most, with 219 (28%). 545 of the codes (69%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Rate centers and towns in 757

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 757 has codes in 34 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

757 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 785 are assigned in 757, 98% of 800. 47 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 757 for business calls

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in area code 757 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.