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Area Code Detail

Area Code 686

Virginia (the Richmond Metropolitan Area, including Petersburg and the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula) · In service since February 1, 2024

VA
Reports, 30 Days 28

Recent FCC and FTC complaint records tied to this area code.

Reports, 180 Days 177

Broader complaint volume used to prioritize indexable pages.

Active Prefixes 35

Distinct NPA-NXX prefixes surfaced from routing and assignment data.

Carriers / Assignees 15

Named carriers, assignees, or code holders found in routing data.

Cities / Rate Centers 11

Distinct cities or rate centers attached to this area code.

States / Territories 1

Coverage footprint visible from NANPA, pooled block, and Canada routing data.

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Examples: 206-739-5800, 206, 206-739, 48369
Overview

What this area code covers

Virginia (the Richmond Metropolitan Area, including Petersburg and the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula)

to be overlaid on 804

Common cities and rate centers

Ashland Cartersville Charles City Chester Heathsville Irvington Kilmarnock Montross Richmond Tappahannock Waverly

Top carriers and assignees

  • ONVOY, LLC - VA · 95 routing rows
  • NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC · 53 routing rows
  • CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - VA · 35 routing rows
  • AT&T - LOCAL · 11 routing rows
  • OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC · 11 routing rows
  • MULTIPLE OCN LISTING · 9 routing rows
  • HD CARRIER LLC · 5 routing rows
  • BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - VA · 5 routing rows
  • WIDE VOICE, LLC - VA · 5 routing rows
  • EXIANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC · 4 routing rows
  • RINGER MOBILE, INC. · 2 routing rows
  • WAVENATION, LLC · 2 routing rows
NPA-NXX

Prefix directory inside area code 686

Each prefix below is collapsed to one primary locality row so you can scan the area code by prefix without the duplicated block-level assignment rows.

Prefix Primary Rate Center Primary City State
686-200-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-201-XXXX CARTERSVL Cartersville VA
686-202-XXXX ASHLAND Ashland VA
686-203-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-204-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-205-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-206-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-207-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-208-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-209-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-210-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-211-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-222-XXXX CHESTER Chester VA
686-311-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-333-XXXX HEATHSVL Heathsville VA
686-411-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-444-XXXX IRVINGTON Irvington VA
686-465-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-511-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-529-XXXX WAVERLY Waverly VA
686-555-XXXX DIR ASST VA
686-611-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-666-XXXX MONTROSS Montross VA
686-686-XXXX CHARLES CY Charles City VA
686-700-XXXX VA
686-711-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-777-XXXX KILMARNOCK Kilmarnock VA
686-811-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-888-XXXX RICHMOND Richmond VA
686-911-XXXX XXXXXXXXXX VA
686-950-XXXX VA
686-958-XXXX VA
686-959-XXXX VA
686-976-XXXX VA
686-999-XXXX TAPPAHNNCK Tappahannock VA
Recent Signals

Latest complaint activity tied to 686

Complaint pages are the strongest indexing opportunity for this site right now, especially for exact phone numbers and toll-free exchanges.

FTC report from Bumpass, VIRGINIA

April 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM

686-203-6779 was logged as a robocall. Category: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans). Violation date: April 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM.

FTC report from Chesapeake, VIRGINIA

April 29, 2026 at 9:47 AM

686-203-6704 was logged as a robocall. Violation date: April 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM.

FTC report from Chesapeake, VIRGINIA

April 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM

686-207-1887 was logged as a robocall. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: April 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

April 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM

686-203-6748 was logged as a robocall. Category: No Subject Provided. Violation date: April 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

April 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM

686-207-1866 was logged as a unwanted call. Category: No Subject Provided. Violation date: April 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM.

FTC report from Discovery Bay, CALIFORNIA

April 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM

686-324-0322 was logged as a robocall. Category: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans). Violation date: April 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM.

FTC report from Norfolk, VIRGINIA

April 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM

686-207-1931 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

April 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM

686-207-1877 was logged as a unwanted call. Category: No Subject Provided. Violation date: April 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM.

FTC report from Oceanside, CALIFORNIA

April 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM

686-207-2689 was logged as a robocall. Category: Work from home & other ways to make money. Violation date: February 23, 2026 at 11:36 AM.

FTC report from Oceanside, CALIFORNIA

April 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM

686-207-2689 was logged as a robocall. Category: Work from home & other ways to make money. Violation date: February 23, 2026 at 11:36 AM.

FTC report from Houston, TEXAS

April 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM

686-404-1641 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM.

FTC report from Deer Island, OREGON

April 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM

686-207-1871 was logged as a robocall. Category: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends. Violation date: April 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM.

FTC report from Norfolk, VIRGINIA

April 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM

686-207-1895 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

April 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM

686-207-1869 was logged as a unwanted call. Category: No Subject Provided. Violation date: April 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM.

FTC report from Berlin Heights, OHIO

April 14, 2026 at 12:22 PM

This report was logged as a robocall. Violation date: April 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM.

FTC report from Eastham, MASSACHUSETTS

April 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM

686-444-5886 was logged as a robocall. Category: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans). Violation date: April 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

April 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM

686-207-1037 was logged as a live voice. Category: Work from home & other ways to make money. Violation date: March 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

April 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM

686-207-5461 was logged as a robocall. Category: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends. Violation date: April 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM.

FTC report from No Billerica, MASSACHUSETTS

April 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM

686-208-6744 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM.

FTC report from No Billerica, MASSACHUSETTS

April 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM

686-888-0476 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM.

FTC report from Farmington, MINNESOTA

April 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM

686-207-1355 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: March 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM.

FTC report from MASSACHUSETTS

April 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM

686-888-0476 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM.

FTC report from MASSACHUSETTS

April 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM

686-888-0476 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM.

FTC report from MASSACHUSETTS

April 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM

686-208-6744 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM.

FTC report from Sterling, MARYLAND

April 7, 2026 at 10:06 AM

686-203-6651 was logged as a robocall. Category: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans). Violation date: April 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM.

FTC report from Zionsville, INDIANA

April 6, 2026 at 8:21 AM

686-666-0546 was logged as a robocall. Category: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends. Violation date: April 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM.

FTC report from NEW JERSEY

April 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM

686-444-5886 was logged as a robocall. Category: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans). Violation date: April 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM.

FTC report from Richmond, VIRGINIA

April 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM

686-333-4967 was logged as a live voice. Violation date: April 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM.

FTC report from Chesapeake, VIRGINIA

March 31, 2026 at 12:23 PM

686-203-6837 was logged as a robocall. Violation date: March 31, 2026 at 11:49 AM.

FTC report from Saint Cloud, FLORIDA

March 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM

686-207-6843 was logged as a live voice. Category: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends. Violation date: March 26, 2026 at 11:06 AM.

FTC report from GEORGIA

March 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM

686-208-7380 was logged as a live voice. Category: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends. Violation date: March 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM.

FTC report from Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA

March 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM

686-207-3015 was logged as a robocall. Violation date: March 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

March 24, 2026 at 12:48 PM

686-207-1151 was logged as a live voice. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: March 24, 2026 at 11:25 AM.

FTC report from VIRGINIA

March 24, 2026 at 12:47 PM

686-207-1187 was logged as a live voice. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: March 24, 2026 at 12:41 PM.

FTC report from Bethlehem, PENNSYLVANIA

March 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM

686-766-3069 was logged as a robocall. Violation date: March 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM.

FTC report from Christiansburg, VIRGINIA

March 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM

686-207-1872 was logged as a robocall. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: March 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM.

FTC report from Christiansburg, VIRGINIA

March 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM

686-207-1890 was logged as a robocall. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: March 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM.

FTC report from Christiansburg, VIRGINIA

March 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM

686-207-1909 was logged as a robocall. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: March 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM.

FTC report from Christiansburg, VIRGINIA

March 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM

686-207-1866 was logged as a robocall. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: March 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM.

FTC report from Christiansburg, VIRGINIA

March 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM

686-207-1911 was logged as a robocall. Category: Dropped call or no message. Violation date: March 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM.