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Bedford's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bedford number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 540 / 826
- Exchanges
- 11NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 7,823Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Bedford
Bedford town is a Census place in Bedford County, Virginia, with an estimated 7,823 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 11 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 540 has the most (10, 91%). 540 is part of an overlay with 826, so a new local number in Bedford may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bedford is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 540 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Bedford phone exchanges
6 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Bedford's rate center. Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC has the most, with 3. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Bedford can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC | 3 | 27% |
| United States Cellular - Va | 3 | 27% |
| Verizon Virginia, INC. | 2 | 18% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Va | 1 | 9.1% |
| Ip Horizon LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Local prefixes for Bedford
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Bedford. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 2 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 540 | 276, 425, 583, 586, 587, 707, 816, 871, 874, 875 |
| 826 | 252 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bedford's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Bedford numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 2 | 67% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Bedford
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Bedford that is BEDFORD, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Bedford.
Keeping an existing Bedford number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 540 when you pick it.
Who does business near Bedford
Bedford is part of the Lynchburg, VA metro area, home to 266,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,157 business establishments in the Lynchburg, VA metro area in 2023, employing 99,241 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (889), other services (except public administration) (824), and construction (764).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 197 | 4,273 | 21.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 178 | 3,673 | 20.6 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 145 | 227 | 1.6 |
| Landscaping services | 131 | 589 | 4.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 109 | 413 | 3.8 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 107 | 1,169 | 10.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 98 | 503 | 5.1 |
| Physician practices | 93 | 3,178 | 34.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Bedford number on Callata
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Bedford, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
A 16-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Lynchburg, VA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $480.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $399.20. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Bedford, VA?
Bedford has exchanges in 540 and 826; 540 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bedford?
6, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bedford business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Bedford?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).