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Elkton area codes

Elkton, in Rockingham County, Virginia, had a Census-estimated population of 3,073 in July 2024. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 540. 540 is part of an overlay with 826, so a new local number in Elkton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Elkton 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.

Elkton exchanges by carrier

4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Elkton's rate center. Verizon South, INC. - Va (contel) has the most, with 1. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Elkton

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Elkton. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Elkton's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Elkton's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

What makes a number local to Elkton

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Elkton, those come from the ELKTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 540 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Elkton is part of the Harrisonburg, VA metro area, home to 139,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,343 business establishments in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area in 2023, employing 55,895 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (531), other services (except public administration) (447), and construction (422).

Business phone service in Elkton

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Porting a number you already use in Elkton 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.

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