948 area code: location, overlays and numbers
Area code 948 serves Virginia Beach, Virginia as a US telephone area code. It has been in service since 2022 and shares an overlay with 757.
- Location
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Service since
- 2022
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- 757
- Local calling
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre list
- 27
- Exhaust (projected)
- 2062
- Country dialling prefix
- +1 (United States)
Based on NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from the NANPA projections file 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Getting a 948 number
There are two ways to get a 948 number. A provider plan comes with a new number, and at sign-up that number is picked from the numbers the provider holds in the code. A seller lists the numbers it already owns, often ones with a pattern, and charges a one-time price. You then bring the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers that list local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 948 area code
For 948, NANPA lists 27 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Windsor, Williamsburg, Whaleyville, Wakefield, Toano, Temperanceville, Tangier, Surry, Suffolk, Smithfield, Parksley, Onancock, Newport News, Norfolk, Ivor, Holland, Franklin, Eastville, Dendron, Crittenden, Courtland, Claremont, Chuckatuck, Chincoteague, Cape Charles, Boykins, Belle Haven.
Other related area codes
The same area and the same pool of numbers: 757. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so request the one you want.
Virginia has other area codes too: 703, 804, 540, 571, 434, 276, 826 and 686.
948 area code questions
What area is area code 948 in?
Calls to 948 connect in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the Virginia Beach-Chesepeake-Norfolk, VA-NC area.
What country code do you use for a 948 number?
+1. Because 948 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calls from abroad use +1 948 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 948 area code?
948 stays on Eastern time.
Who calls using a 948 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses all use numbers in this code, and so do callers who fake a local number. When a 948 number shows on your screen, it shows where the number was assigned rather than who is calling.