Before the implementation of number pooling, 757 was projected to run out of numbers as early as 2002. A plan was developed that would have created a concentrated overlay in the Hampton Roads metro area leaving all of the Eastern Shore in 757. This would have made ten-digit dialing mandatory in southeastern Virginia. However, this plan was never implemented.
In April 2019, it was announced that a plan for an overlay area code was proposed, with the pool of numbers for the 757 code projected at the time to run out in late 2021.[1] On February 5, 2020 it was announced that this all-service overlay area code will be 948.[2] In March 2022, Verizon announced that the overlay would be implemented starting on April 9, 2022, with area code 948 to officially take effect on May 9. This made ten-digit dialing mandatory in 757/948, with recorded messages passed on to callers dialling the old method. [3]
An overlay was chosen over the option of splitting 757. A split could have meant Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Norfolk, for example, retaining 757 and the rest of the area changing to 948, or vice versa. The NANPA decided, and the State Corporation Commission agreed, that simply requiring everyone to dial ten digits instead of seven would have caused far fewer problems than the inconveniences that would be caused by an area code split.[4]
"757" is commonly used as a general geographic descriptor for the Hampton Roads and Virginia Peninsula region. The Hampton Roads Chamber and the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce have recommended its use in tourism branding.[5]
area, codes, telephone, area, codes, north, american, numbering, plan, nanp, southeast, corner, virginia, area, code, established, july, 1996, area, code, split, area, code, area, code, established, february, 2020, forming, overlay, with, area, code, service, . Area codes 757 and 948 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan NANP for the southeast corner of Virginia Area code 757 was established July 1 1996 in an area code split of area code 804 Area code 948 was established on February 5 2020 forming an overlay with area code 757 The service area comprises the Eastern Shore of Virginia i e the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and the vast majority of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area which includes the Virginia Peninsula with Newport News Hampton and Williamsburg and Poquoson and South Hampton Roads with Virginia Beach Norfolk Chesapeake Portsmouth Franklin and Suffolk Before the implementation of number pooling 757 was projected to run out of numbers as early as 2002 A plan was developed that would have created a concentrated overlay in the Hampton Roads metro area leaving all of the Eastern Shore in 757 This would have made ten digit dialing mandatory in southeastern Virginia However this plan was never implemented In April 2019 it was announced that a plan for an overlay area code was proposed with the pool of numbers for the 757 code projected at the time to run out in late 2021 1 On February 5 2020 it was announced that this all service overlay area code will be 948 2 In March 2022 Verizon announced that the overlay would be implemented starting on April 9 2022 with area code 948 to officially take effect on May 9 This made ten digit dialing mandatory in 757 948 with recorded messages passed on to callers dialling the old method 3 An overlay was chosen over the option of splitting 757 A split could have meant Virginia Beach Chesapeake and Norfolk for example retaining 757 and the rest of the area changing to 948 or vice versa The NANPA decided and the State Corporation Commission agreed that simply requiring everyone to dial ten digits instead of seven would have caused far fewer problems than the inconveniences that would be caused by an area code split 4 757 is commonly used as a general geographic descriptor for the Hampton Roads and Virginia Peninsula region The Hampton Roads Chamber and the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce have recommended its use in tourism branding 5 See also EditList of Virginia area codes List of NANP area codesReferences Edit Ress Dave 2019 04 05 The 757 won t just be the 757 any more A second area code is coming Daily Press Retrieved 10 June 2019 Martin Saleen 2020 02 05 New area code for Hampton Roads will be 948 state officials say Daily Press Area Code Overlay recent and upcoming changes Verizon The 757 won t just be the 757 any more A second area code is coming Metcalfe Trevor 757 selected as new name for Hampton Roads in regional rebranding effort The Virginian Pilot Retrieved 2020 08 05 External links EditNANPA area code map of VirginiaVirginia area codes 276 434 540 571 703 757 948 804 North 804 410 443 667West 434 area code 757 East Atlantic OceanSouth 252Maryland area codes 240 301 410 443 667North Carolina area codes 252 336 743 704 980 828 910 919 984 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Area codes 757 and 948 amp oldid 1116108278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
