VIRGINIA prefixes in area code 218
NANPA records 17 assigned NXX blocks to rate center VIRGINIA in area code 218, 2.4% of the 708 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 7 holders hold those blocks, the largest being QWEST CORPORATION (6), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (4), AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-03-23 and the most recent 2006-01-19. 13 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 217, 402 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218-248 | T-Mobile AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 2001-03-23 | yes | yes |
| 218-288 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MN | 2002-07-04 | yes | yes |
| 218-290 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MN | – | no | yes |
| 218-305 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MN | 2002-08-19 | yes | yes |
| 218-404 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | 2003-05-06 | yes | yes |
| 218-410 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | 2004-03-04 | yes | yes |
| 218-471 | COMMIO, LLC | 2003-01-03 | yes | yes |
| 218-550 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MN | 2006-01-19 | yes | yes |
| 218-735 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 218-741 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 218-742 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 218-744 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 218-748 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 218-749 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 218-750 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | – | yes | yes |
| 218-780 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | – | no | yes |
| 218-994 | T-Mobile AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| QWEST CORPORATION | Lumen | 6 | 35.3% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | AT&T | 4 | 23.5% |
| AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | T-Mobile | 2 | 11.8% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MN | Lumen | 2 | 11.8% |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MN | Bandwidth | 1 | 5.9% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MN | Verizon | 1 | 5.9% |
| COMMIO, LLC | – | 1 | 5.9% |
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to VIRGINIA in area code 218?
17 blocks: 248, 288, 290, 305, 404, 410, 471, 550, 735, 741, 742, 744 and 5 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in VIRGINIA?
QWEST CORPORATION (6 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (4 blocks), AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (2 blocks), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MN (2 blocks), BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MN (1 block), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MN (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is VIRGINIA a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.