686 Area Code — Virginia

686 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for Virginia, the United States. It covers about 976,498 people in 41 towns and 96 ZIP codes, including Richmond, Henrico and Glen Allen.

Where area code 686 is used

Area code 686 is assigned to Virginia, the United States, inside the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers in the code are written (686) NXX-XXXX at home and +1 686 NXX-XXXX when dialled from outside Canada and the United States. Since the NANP moved to 10-digit dialling you must always include the area code, even for a local call.

Other area codes in this footprint: 804. They serve towns in the same territory, so a single street can contain numbers from more than one code. That is normal in the NANP and does not change how you dial.

Towns and cities in area code 686

The 41 towns below are the largest in the 686 footprint, ranked by population. Every one of them links to its own page with the full list of area codes and ZIP codes for that town.

Counties covered

Other area codes serving the same towns

Nearby area codes

How to dial area code 686

• Within North America: 686 + 7-digit number (686-NXX-XXXX). The leading 1 is optional on a mobile phone and required on most landlines for long-distance.
• From abroad: your country's international prefix, then 1, then 686, then the 7-digit number — for example 00 1 686 NXX-XXXX from most of Europe.