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Charlottesville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Charlottesville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 434
- Exchanges
- 92NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 33
- Population
- 44,767Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Charlottesville
With 44,767 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Charlottesville sits in Charlottesville city, Virginia. All 92 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 434. Charlottesville is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 434 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434 | 92 | 100% | 2001 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Charlottesville exchanges by carrier
33 carriers hold the 92 exchanges assigned to Charlottesville's rate center. Brightspeed of Virginia, LLC has the most, with 27. 63 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Virginia, LLC | 27 | 29% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 9 | 9.8% |
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC | 8 | 8.7% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Va | 7 | 7.6% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Va | 5 | 5.4% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 3 | 3.3% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Va | 3 | 3.3% |
| United States Cellular - Va | 3 | 3.3% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Va | 2 | 2.2% |
| Nuso, LLC | 2 | 2.2% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 1.1% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Va | 1 | 1.1% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Charlottesville
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Charlottesville. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 20 of the 92 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 434 | 202, 218, 220, 227, 234, 235, 242, 243, 244, 245, 249, 257, 260, 269, 270, 282, 284, 293, 295, 296, 297, 305, 310, 320, 326, 327, 328, 340, 351, 358, 365, 367, 400, 405, 407, 409, 413, 417, 418, 422, 424, 437, 443, 452, 459, 465, 466, 484, 490, 529, 531, 566, 587, 654, 666, 760, 806, 817, 825, 833, 872, 882, 889, 906, 923, 924, 951, 953, 956, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 984, 987, 989, 995, 996, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Charlottesville's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Charlottesville's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 | 33% |
| 2010s | 12 | 25% |
| 2020s | 20 | 42% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Charlottesville
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Charlottesville that is CHARLOTSVL, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Charlottesville.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 434 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Charlottesville is part of the Charlottesville, VA metro area, home to 227,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,209 business establishments in the Charlottesville, VA metro area in 2023, employing 88,242 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (827), retail trade (738), and health care and social assistance (700).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 223 | 4,276 | 19.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 173 | 3,253 | 18.8 |
| Physician practices | 137 | 1,392 | 10.2 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 137 | 482 | 3.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 116 | 441 | 3.8 |
| Landscaping services | 116 | 757 | 6.5 |
| Law offices | 96 | 597 | 6.2 |
| Dental offices | 83 | 699 | 8.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Charlottesville number on Callata
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 Charlottesville 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.
A 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Charlottesville, VA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
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 Charlottesville, VA?
434. All exchanges NANPA lists for Charlottesville are in 434.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Charlottesville?
33, holding 92 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).