Area code 804

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North American telephone area code 804 was split from area code 703 on June 24,1973. It was itself split on July 1, 1997 to create area code 757, and again split on June 1, 2001, creating area code 434.

Area code 804 includes cities and regions in eastern Central Virginia (Richmond, Petersburg, West Point, Chester), the Northern Neck, and the Middle Peninsula. The two southernmost counties on the Middle Peninsula are part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, but use 804 instead of the 757 used by the rest of Hampton Roads.

People from the Richmond area now often refer to their area as "The 804," a nickname directly derived from its use as the region's area code.

Commonwealth of Virginia Area Codes: 276, 434, 540, 571, 703, 757, 804
	North: 301/240, 540
West: 434	area code 804	East: 757
	South: 757
State of Maryland Area Codes: 240, 301, 410, 443

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