434 Area Code: Charlottesville, Virginia
Area code 434 serves Charlottesville, Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2001. Consumers have filed 5,119 unwanted-call complaints against 4,408 different 434 numbers, 600 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 434 at a glance
- State
- Virginia
- Main cities
- Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Danville, Emporia, Farmville, South Boston + 58 more
- Counties
- Charlottesville city, Lynchburg city, Danville city, Mecklenburg County + 21 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- June 1, 2001
- Split from
- 804
- Local dialing
- 7 digits allowed
- Exchanges
- 66 rate centers, 509 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Most-reported 434 numbers
Ranked by FTC Do Not Call complaints this month, then all-time FTC and FCC complaints. Only numbers with enough complaints for a full report page are listed. Click one for what it was reported for and where.
What calls from 434 numbers are about
2,979 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 434 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 37% of complaints (93% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 86% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified1,19640%
- Debt reduction1,11537%
- Impostor (government, business, family)2689%
- No subject given1495%
- Dropped call / no message1375%
- Medical & prescriptions582%
- Home improvement & cleaning261%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice30369%
- Live Voice10123%
- Text Message338%
Live-voice calls are from a person; prerecorded calls are robocalls.
When 434 spam calls come in
30% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 91% came Monday to Friday, most on Tuesdays, the pattern of call-center robocall campaigns that run on business hours. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
692 FTC complaints about 434 numbers in the last four weeks, down 35% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 434 numbers peaked in 2017 (325); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
Only 32% of the FTC complaints about 434 numbers came from Virginia residents; the most came from Florida, California and Illinois. 434 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Where complainants live
- Virginia94632%
- Florida2438%
- California2418%
- Illinois1445%
- Georgia1164%
What people with 434 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 434 filed 1,686 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 46% were about calls showing another 434 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 434 (same code)77146%
- 540915%
- 833 (toll-free)604%
- 855 (toll-free)352%
- 888 (toll-free)302%
Likely campaigns using 434 numbers
Groups of numbers that drew the same FTC complaint in the same pattern over the last 60 days. The grouping is statistical and doesn't identify who is calling.
Busiest 434 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
Carriers operating in 434
NANPA has assigned 509 434 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 66 rate centers: 27% to wireless carriers, 71% to landline and VoIP operators; 83% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 15 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-07-08). The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Virginia, LLC | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 76(15%) | 32 | 2008-01-16 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 44(9%) | 9 | 2026-01-22 |
| Verizon (landline) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 41(8%) | 8 | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 32(6%) | 8 | 2020-08-31 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 28(6%) | 17 | 2026-07-08 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 27(5%) | 20 | 2005-12-01 |
| Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC | Wireless | 26(5%) | 10 | 2025-03-24 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 24(5%) | 21 | 2022-05-04 |
| Verizon (landline) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 24(5%) | 20 | 2001-03-08 |
| Fractel, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 19(4%) | 19 | 2020-09-08 |
| UScellular | Wireless | 15(3%) | 9 | 2014-09-16 |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 14(3%) | 14 | 2022-03-04 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Charlottesville (92), Lynchburg (81), Danville (56), Emporia (19), Farmville (14), South Boston (13), South Hill (13), Blackstone (8), Boydton (7), Palmyra (7). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 434 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 434 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in Virginia
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: Virginia Attorney General.
- Virginia formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 434: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 434?
Area code 434 serves Charlottesville, Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia, covering Charlottesville city, Lynchburg city and Danville city and 22 more counties. It has been in service since June 1, 2001. It was split from area code 804.
What time zone is area code 434 in?
Area code 434 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 434 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 2,979 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 434 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 37% of complaints, 93% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 86% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 434 spam calls happen?
30% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 91% came on weekdays, most often on Tuesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 434 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 32% of the FTC complaints about 434 numbers came from Virginia residents; the most came from Florida, California and Illinois. 434 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 434 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 15, consumers filed 692 FTC complaints about 434 numbers, 35% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 434 scam call in Virginia?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In Virginia, the Virginia Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Other Virginia area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.