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Area codes 804 and 686
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_Virginia_area_codes/PBbQvlbJ">List of Virginia area codes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_NANP_area_codes/g3qUWoa5">List of NANP area codes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.nanpa.com/resources/area-code-maps">"Area Code Maps"</a>. NANPA.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504013856/http://www.areacodedownload.com/804/index.html">List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 804 Area Code</a></li></ul> <a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a> area codes: <a href="/facts/Area_code_276/6gFSlNaf">276</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_code_434/NtVDKFBF">434</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_540_and_826/FsvvFN6I">540/826</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_703_and_571/fG1BPWBU">703/571</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_757_and_948/R6M6oeTM">757/948</a>, 804/686<table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>North: <a href="/facts/Area_codes_703_and_571/fG1BPWBU">703/571</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_540_and_826/FsvvFN6I">540/826</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>West: <a href="/facts/Area_code_434/NtVDKFBF">434</a></td><td>Area codes 804/686 </td><td>East: <a href="/facts/Area_codes_757_and_948/R6M6oeTM">757/948</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>South: <a href="/facts/Area_code_434/NtVDKFBF">434</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_757_and_948/R6M6oeTM">757/948</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><a href="/facts/Maryland/tVy9fC1n">Maryland</a> area codes: <a href="/facts/Area_codes_301,_240,_and_227/9kU2yj2p">301/240/227</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_410,_443,_and_667/1nKRW0kt">410/443/667</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"NANP Area Code History: 1970 - 1979," from areacode-info.com <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20021103220018/http://www.areacode-info.com/!history/1970s.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20021103220018/http://www.areacode-info.com/!history/1970s.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021. <a href="https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_556.pdf" target="_blank">https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_556.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Ress, Dave (16 November 2022). "SCC approves additional area code for Virginia's 804 region". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-11-16. <a href="https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/scc-approves-additional-area-code-for-virginias-804-region/article_47131017-97d3-5d73-80cf-e525116ac01e.html" target="_blank">https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/scc-approves-additional-area-code-for-virginias-804-region/article_47131017-97d3-5d73-80cf-e525116ac01e.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"SCC Approves New Area Code for Central Virginia and Northern Neck; NANPA Assigns new 686 Area Code to Relieve Exhaustion of 804". State Corporation Commission. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022. <a href="https://www.scc.virginia.gov/newsreleases/release/SCC-OKs-New-686-Area-Code" target="_blank">https://www.scc.virginia.gov/newsreleases/release/SCC-OKs-New-686-Area-Code</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Planning Letter PL-608 – NPA 686 and 804 All-Services Overlay (Virginia)" (PDF). NANPA. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-14. <a href="https://www.nationalnanpa.com/planning_letters/PL_608.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nationalnanpa.com/planning_letters/PL_608.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>