276 Area Code — VA
Area code 276 serves VA in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2001. The FCC has 66 unwanted-call complaints against 53 different 276 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 276 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
276 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 276 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 276
Carriers assigned to 276 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VAWireless · 1 prefix
About area code 276
- Serves
- VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 2001-09-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 276? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 276 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in VA — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 276 FAQs
Where is area code 276?
Area code 276 serves VA, in the Eastern time zone. It has been in service since 2001.
Why do I keep getting calls from 276 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 276 may not originate from VA at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 276 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 276 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 66 unwanted-call complaints against 53 distinct 276 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.