─────── § 04. NPA RECORD · 804 · FOLIO 0606 OF 0801 ──────────────
804
United States NPA Record
Area code serving central Virginia, from which 757 was split in 1996.
Area code serving central Virginia, from which 757 was split in 1996.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1973
§ 04.05Event Summary
split · 5introduced · 2mandatory dialing · 2other · 2relief planned · 2activated · 1permissive dialing · 1service expansion · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 19 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1973-06-24
split
NPA 804 split from 703
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1974-01-01
permissive dialing
End of permissive dialing after 703/804 split
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1974-01-01
mandatory dialing
Mandatory dialing for NPA 804 after split from 703
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1996-02-29
other
NANP-SPLIT OF 804 (VIRGINIA) NUMBERING PLAN AREA (NPA)
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1996-07-01
split
NPA 757 split from 804
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2000-12-01
split
Area code 801 split to create 435
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2000-12-01
split
Announcement of split of area code 804 to create 434
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2001-01-22
other
804 NPA Split; Creating 434 NPA (Virginia)
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2001-06-01
introduced
Area code 434 officially effective
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2001-06-01
introduced
Area code 434 becomes officially effective
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2001-06-01
split
NPA 434 split from 804
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2021-10-24
mandatory dialing
Mandatory ten-digit dialing for 804
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2022-11-16
relief planned
Overlay relief for 804 approved
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2022-11-22
NPA 686 approved to overlay 804
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2022-11-22
relief planned
SCC approves new area code 686 for 804 overlay
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2023-01-09
NPA 686 overlay on 804 announced
NPA 686 to Overlay NPA 804 (Virginia)
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2023-05-01
service expansion
Network preparation for 804/686 overlay begins
Network preparation and customer education for the 804/686 overlay began on May 1, 2023, in advance of the activation of the new area code.
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2024-02-01
activated
NPA 686 activation for overlay of 804
Area code 686 was activated on February 1, 2024, as an overlay for the 804 region, allowing new telephone numbers in the area to be assigned with the new code.
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2024-02-01
NPA 686 overlay of 804 implemented
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