# Area code 434
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{{short description|Area code for southern Virginia, United States}}
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'''Area code 434''' is a telephone [area code](/source/area_code) in the [North American Numbering Plan](/source/North_American_Numbering_Plan) (NANP) for the south-central area of the Commonwealth of [Virginia](/source/Virginia). [Lynchburg](/source/Lynchburg%2C_Virginia) is the most populous city in the numbering plan area.
Area code 434 serves the cities of [Charlottesville](/source/Charlottesville%2C_Virginia), [Lynchburg](/source/Lynchburg%2C_Virginia), [Danville](/source/Danville%2C_Virginia), [South Boston](/source/South_Boston%2C_Virginia), and [Emporia](/source/Emporia%2C_Virginia).[Edwards, Greg (December 22, 2000). "SCC Sets New Area Code: 434". ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' (Richmond, Virginia). p. B8.] The numbering plan area comprises [Albemarle County](/source/Albemarle_County%2C_Virginia), [Fluvanna County](/source/Fluvanna_County%2C_Virginia), [Buckingham County](/source/Buckingham_County%2C_Virginia), [Nelson County](/source/Nelson_County%2C_Virginia), [Amherst County](/source/Amherst_County%2C_Virginia), [Appomattox County](/source/Appomattox_County%2C_Virginia), [Campbell County](/source/Campbell_County%2C_Virginia), [Pittsylvania County](/source/Pittsylvania_County%2C_Virginia), [Halifax County](/source/Halifax_County%2C_Virginia), [Charlotte County](/source/Charlotte_County%2C_Virginia), [Prince Edward County](/source/Prince_Edward_County%2C_Virginia), [Nottoway County](/source/Nottoway_County%2C_Virginia), [Lunenburg County](/source/Lunenburg_County%2C_Virginia), [Mecklenburg County](/source/Mecklenburg_County%2C_Virginia), [Brunswick County](/source/Brunswick_County%2C_Virginia), and [Greensville County](/source/Greensville_County%2C_Virginia), as well as a portion of [Greene County](/source/Greene_County%2C_Virginia), southwestern [Louisa County](/source/Louisa_County%2C_Virginia), eastern [Bedford County](/source/Bedford_County%2C_Virginia), southern [Cumberland County](/source/Cumberland_County%2C_Virginia), southwestern [Sussex County](/source/Sussex_County%2C_Virginia), far western [Southampton County](/source/Southampton_County%2C_Virginia), southeastern [Dinwiddie County](/source/Dinwiddie_County%2C_Virginia), and southern [Prince George County](/source/Prince_George_County%2C_Virginia).[Santos, Carlos (January 16, 2002). "Clear Reception for New Area Code: Switch to 434 Goes Smoothly". ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' (Richmond, Virginia). p. B2.]
==History==
In December 2000, the [Virginia State Corporation Commission](/source/Virginia_State_Corporation_Commission) announced that [area code 804](/source/area_code_804) would be split because central office prefixes had been anticipated to be depleted by April 2002.["[https://www.newspapers.com/image/833413834/ SCC sets new area code: 434]". ''The Times Dispatch'' (Richmond, Virginia). December 22, 2000. p. B8.] Area code 434 was officially effective as of June 1, 2001, on which date long-distance telephone calls could be made using either area code 804 or 434.[ After January 15, 2002, telephone calls made to numbers within the region required dialing the correct area code.][Greene, Amanda K. (January 9, 2002). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/612990684 New Area Code Goes Into Effect Jan. 15]". ''The Observer'' (Charlottesville, Virginia). p. 1.]
==Service area==
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*[Altavista](/source/Altavista%2C_Virginia)
*[Amherst](/source/Amherst%2C_Virginia)
*[Appomattox](/source/Appomattox%2C_Virginia)
*[Blackstone](/source/Blackstone%2C_Virginia)
*[Campbell County](/source/Campbell_County%2C_Virginia)
*[Charlottesville](/source/Charlottesville%2C_Virginia)
*[Chase City](/source/Chase_City%2C_Virginia)
*[Chatham](/source/Chatham%2C_Virginia)
*[Clarksville](/source/Clarksville%2C_Virginia)
*[Concord](/source/Concord%2C_Campbell_County%2C_Virginia)
*[Crewe](/source/Crewe%2C_Virginia)
*[Danville](/source/Danville%2C_Virginia)
*[Earlysville](/source/Earlysville%2C_Virginia)
*[Emporia](/source/Emporia%2C_Virginia)
*[Farmville](/source/Farmville%2C_Virginia)
*[Gretna](/source/Gretna%2C_Virginia)
*[Hurt](/source/Hurt%2C_Virginia)
*[Kenbridge](/source/Kenbridge%2C_Virginia)
*[Keysville](/source/Keysville%2C_Virginia)
*[Lunenburg](/source/Lunenburg%2C_Virginia)
*[Lynchburg](/source/Lynchburg%2C_Virginia)
*[Palmyra](/source/Palmyra%2C_Virginia)
*[Prospect](/source/Prospect%2C_Virginia)
*[Ruckersville](/source/Ruckersville%2C_Virginia)
*[Scottsville](/source/Scottsville%2C_Virginia)
*[South Boston](/source/South_Boston%2C_Virginia)
*[South Hill](/source/South_Hill%2C_Virginia)
*[Stanardsville](/source/Stanardsville%2C_Virginia)
*[Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_Virginia)
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==See also==
*[List of Virginia area codes](/source/List_of_Virginia_area_codes)
*[List of NANP area codes](/source/List_of_NANP_area_codes)
==References==
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==External links==
{{Area code footer|Map=VA}}
{{Area code box|State=Virginia|
This=''area code 434''| Width=40%|
N=[540/826](/source/area_codes_540_and_826)|
S=[252](/source/area_code_252), [336/743](/source/area_codes_336_and_743), [919/984](/source/area_codes_919_and_984)|
E=[804/686](/source/area_codes_804_and_686), [757/948](/source/area_codes_757_and_948)|
W=[276](/source/area_code_276), [540/826](/source/area_codes_540_and_826)|
S1=NC | S2=TN }}
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