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826

Area code 826

Virginia, United States

National (826) 555-0123, E.164 +18265550123

How the 139 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 826 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 826 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).

At a glance

Country code
+1
State
VA
Exchanges on record
139
Carriers on record
26
Exchanges of 826 by the line type they were allocated as
  • Mobile 46 (33%)
  • Fixed line 27 (19%)
  • VoIP 52 (37%)
  • No line type on record 14 (10%)
  • 139 exchanges on record

Most exchanges: AT&T 18, Onvoy 17, Fractel 15.

Check a number

Valid fixed line or mobile number in the United States.

+1
country code
826
area code
5550123
subscriber number
CountryUnited States numbering plan
Line typeFixed line or mobile
Carrier the block was allocated toNo carrier on record for this prefix
E.164+18265550123
International+1 826-555-0123
National(826) 555-0123
RFC 3966tel:+1-826-555-0123

Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); National numbering plan: United States (ITU)

The example is 826-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.

The exchange map

Every exchange of 826, by the line type it was allocated as

One cell per exchange: blocks 826 2xx to 826 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.

826 2xx826 3xx826 4xx826 5xx826 6xx826 7xx826 8xx826 9xx
  • Mobile 46
  • Fixed line 27
  • VoIP 52
  • No line type on record 14
  • Not on record 661

Formats and patterns

E.164+18265550123
International+1 826-555-0123
National(826) 555-0123
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)tel:+1-826-555-0123

Any 826 number, in E.164

^\+1826[2-9]\d{6}$

+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.

Mobile exchanges (46 on record)

^\+1826(?:2(?:0[02389]|1[29]|2[147]|3[029]|4[0689]|5[159]|6[0-7]|7[0-3578]|8[0568]|9[0-2])|540|8(?:2[06]|60))\d{4}$

Fixed line exchanges (27 on record)

^\+1826(?:2(?:0[45]|1[3-6]|3[3-8]|4[37]|5[46-8]|68|7[49]|8[127])|465|587|758)\d{4}$

VoIP exchanges (52 on record)

^\+1826(?:2(?:0[167]|1[078]|2[0235689]|31|4[1245]|5[023]|69|76|8[349]|93)|3(?:00|3[347]|56)|4(?:00|44|55)|5(?:00|29)|6(?:00|66|99)|7(?:26|42|77)|8(?:00|2[578]|67|88)|9(?:00|26|99))\d{4}$

The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.

Carriers and their exchanges

Every carrier holding exchanges in 826, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).

CarrierExchangesMobileFixed lineVoIPExchanges held
AT&T181440209, 227, 232, 239, 243, 246–247, 249, 251, 257–258, 275, 277, 285–286, 288, 290, 292
Onvoy170017241–242, 244–245, 250, 253, 276, 283–284, 289, 293, 726, 825, 827–828, 867, 926
Fractel150015222, 300, 333, 356, 400, 444, 500, 529, 600, 666, 777, 800, 888, 900, 999
UScellular9900259–267
T-Mobile8800202, 230, 240, 271–273, 278, 280
Emergency Networks6600219, 221, 540, 820, 826, 860
Nuso6060204–205, 214–216, 274
Shentel Communications Company6060233–238
Verizon6600200, 208, 212, 248, 255, 291
Ton80 Communications4004334, 337, 455, 742
Callworks Corporation3003225, 228–229
Opentact3030465, 587, 758
Terra Nova Telecom3003210, 220, 699
Wavenation3030279, 281–282
COMMIO LLC2002223, 226
Comcast2002201, 218
Dish Wireless2200203, 224
IP Horizon2002231, 252
Leap Telecom2020254, 256
Lumen2020213, 268
Appalachian Wireless1100270
Bandwidth.com1001207
Brightlink Communications1001269
HD Carrier1001217
TELNYX1001206
Tpx Communications1010287

Questions developers ask

Where is area code 826?
Area code 826 is in Virginia, in the United States: all 139 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 826, then the seven-digit number.
Is a 826 number mobile or landline?
Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 139 exchanges on record in 826, 46 (33%) were allocated as mobile, 27 (19%) as fixed line, 52 (37%) as VoIP and 14 (10%) have no line type on record. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
Which carriers have numbers in area code 826?
26 carriers hold exchanges in 826 on record; the most: AT&T (18), Onvoy (17) and Fractel (15). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
How do I validate a 826 phone number?
In E.164 a 826 number matches ^\+1826[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (826) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.