VIRGINIA · AREA CODE GUIDE
804 area code location: Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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804 area code at a glance
- State
- Virginia
- Primary cities
- Richmond, Petersburg, and Hopewell
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Richmond, 237,257 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 781 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
804 numbers are issued across 55 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Caroline County, Hanover County, Lancaster County, Westmoreland County, Dinwiddie County, Essex County, Henrico County, Hopewell city, King William County, Northumberland County, Petersburg city, Richmond city, Richmond County, and Sussex County.
- Richmond
- Petersburg
- Hopewell
- Ashland
- Colonial Beach
- West Point
- Tappahannock
- Waverly
- Warsaw
- Kilmarnock
- Bowling Green
- Irvington
- McKenney
- Montross
- Port Royal
- Amelia Court House
- Beaverdam
- Bethia
- Callao
- Cartersville
- Charles City
- Chester
- Cumberland
- Dawn
- Deltaville
30 more communities
- Dinwiddie
- Disputanta
- Doswell
- Enon
- Farnham
- Fife
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Gum Tree
- Hague
- Hanover
- Hayes
- Heathsville
- King And Queen
- King William
- Ladysmith
- Lively
- Manakin
- Mathews
- Mechanicsville
- Midlothian
- Montpelier
- Old Church
- Powhatan
- Providence Forge
- Reedville
- Rockville
- Saluda
- Sandston
- Varina
Notable places in 804
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 2.6 km from Richmond | University, 30,974 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| University of Richmond | 7.5 km from Richmond | University, 4,451 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Richmond International Airport | 1.1 km from Sandston | Commercial airport, 2,456,422 enplanements (2024) |
| Fort Lee | 6.3 km from Petersburg | US Army installation |
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | 2.8 km from Richmond | Museum |
| Kings Dominion | 2.9 km from Doswell | Amusement park |
| Virginia Holocaust Museum | 4.4 km from Richmond | Museum |
| George Washington Birthplace National Monument | 10.0 km from Colonial Beach | National Monument |
| Virginia Union University | 4.1 km from Richmond | University, 1,863 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Hanover County Municipal Airport | 6.5 km from Ashland | Airport |
Area code 686 has its own page.
Area code 804
804 started service on .
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Questions about 804
Where is the 804 area code?
804 is in Virginia. Its numbers are issued in Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, and 52 other communities.
What time zone is area code 804 in?
804 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 804 have an overlay?
Yes. 686 was added as an overlay on 804 on 1 February 2024.
What cities are in the 804 area code?
Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, Ashland, and Colonial Beach, and 50 other communities.
What state is area code 804 in?
Area code 804 is in Virginia.
What counties are covered by area code 804?
Area code 804 covers communities in Caroline County, Hanover County, Lancaster County, Westmoreland County, Dinwiddie County, Essex County, Henrico County, Hopewell city, King William County, Northumberland County, Petersburg city, Richmond city, Richmond County, and Sussex County.
Is 804 a toll-free area code?
No. 804 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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