434 area code
Area code 434 is in Virginia. It covers Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Danville and 147 other places: 152 ZIP codes in Albemarle County, Pittsylvania County, Campbell County and 23 others. Local time there is , Eastern Time. In service since 2001, with no overlay.
- State
- Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Largest city
- Charlottesville
- Overlays
- none
- In service since
- 2001
- Rate centres
- 66
- Prefixes assigned
- 509 (5,090,000 numbers)
Who calls from a 434 number
NANPA records the carrier each block of 434 numbers is assigned to. Of the 4.7 million 434 numbers assigned, 42% are with cable, internet-calling, business and other carriers (Onvoy); 34% with mobile carriers (AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile); 24% with local phone companies (Brightspeed and Verizon).
That is who the numbers were assigned to: people keep their number when they change carrier, so any one number may have moved since.
| Carrier | Kind | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy | Cable, VoIP, other | 15% |
| Brightspeed | Landline | 13% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile | 12% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile | 10% |
| T-Mobile | Mobile | 9% |
| Verizon | Landline | 9% |
An area code says where a number was issued, not where the caller is: people keep their numbers when they move, and caller ID can be set to show any number, which the FCC calls spoofing. If a call you did not expect asks for money or personal details, the FCC advises hanging up and calling the company back on a number you look up yourself. Unwanted calls can be reported to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Places in area code 434
The 55 places with a telephone rate centre of their own using 434, largest first. Each links to its ZIP codes.
Nearby places using 434
These places have no rate centre of their own in NANPA's records; the nearest one uses 434. Near an area-code boundary that can be wrong for part of a town.
- Forest
- Timberlake
- Lake Monticello
- Madison Heights
- University of Virginia
- Hollymead
- Evington
- Ringgold
- Pantops
- Nathalie
- Dry Fork
- Mount Hermon
- Monroe
- Huddleston
- Roseland
- Meherrin
- Piney Mountain
- Spout Spring
- Lynch Station
- Rice
- New Canton
- Alton
- Nellysford
- Mountain Road
- Twin Lakes
- Saxe
- Columbia
- Ruckersville
- Buffalo Junction
- Rio
- Sutherlin
- Bracey
- Earlysville
- Java
- Keeling
- Riverdale
- Blairs
- Long Island
- Bremo Bluff
- Green Bay
- Motley
- Yale
- Arrington
- Red Oak
- Faber
- Cluster Springs
- Howardsville
- Ivy
- Esmont
- Randolph
- Vernon Hill
- Skipwith
- Pittsville
- Valentines
- Sweet Briar
- Wintergreen
- Freeman
- White Plains
- Gasburg
- North Garden
ZIP codes in area code 434
152 ZIP codes in 130 towns, by the town each is mailed to, largest first. Each links to its own page.
Where 434 numbers are issued
NANPA's rate centres with the most 434 prefixes (each prefix is 10,000 numbers), under NANPA's own abbreviated names.
| Rate centre | Place | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
CHARLOTSVL | Charlottesville | 92 |
LYNCHBURG | Lynchburg | 81 |
DANVILLE | Danville | 56 |
EMPORIA | Emporia | 19 |
FARMVILLE | Farmville | 14 |
SO BOSTON | South Boston | 13 |
Counties
The counties of its ZIP codes, most residents first, with how many of its ZIP codes each has.
- Albemarle County (14)
- Pittsylvania County (13)
- Campbell County (11)
- Bedford County (5)
- Lynchburg city (5)
- Halifax County (11)
- Mecklenburg County (10)
- Amherst County (5)
- Buckingham County (8)
- Fluvanna County (3)
- Greene County (3)
- Nottoway County (4)
- Appomattox County (4)
- Cumberland County (1)
- Brunswick County (11)
- Greensville County (3)
- Nelson County (9)
- Lunenburg County (5)
- Prince Edward County (7)
- Charlotte County (8)
- Sussex County (3)
- Southampton County (1)
- Goochland County (1)
- Dinwiddie County (1)
- Charlottesville city (5)
- Danville city (1)
Which code covers where you are now? What area code am I in? answers from your location.
Questions about area code 434
Where is area code 434?
Area code 434 is in Virginia. It covers Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Danville and 147 other places: 152 ZIP codes in Albemarle County, Pittsylvania County, Campbell County and 23 others.
What ZIP codes are in area code 434?
152 ZIP codes, by the town each is mailed to: Lynchburg (9, 24501 to 24515), Charlottesville (11, 22901 to 22911), Danville (3, 24540 to 24543), Palmyra (22963) and 126 more towns. The full list is on this page.
What time zone is area code 434 in?
Eastern time.
Is a 434 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either. 34% of 434 numbers are assigned to mobile carriers and 24% to local phone companies (NANPA, 2026-10-10); the rest are with cable, internet-calling, business and paging carriers. A number keeps its area code when it moves to another carrier.
Does a 434 number mean the caller is in Virginia?
Not necessarily. An area code says where the number was first issued. People keep their numbers when they move or switch carriers, and calling software can show any number, so a 434 call can come from anywhere.
Other area codes in Virginia
- 276 Martinsville
- 540 Fredericksburg
- 571
- 686 Richmond
- 703
- 757 Norfolk
- 804 Richmond
- 826 Fredericksburg
- 948 Norfolk
All 10 Virginia area codes, by area, with the cities each covers
Source: NANPA NPA database, central office code and thousands-block assignments, 2026-10-10. Places are matched to NANPA's rate centres by name; see sources.
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