(+1 540 or +1 571 or
+1 703 or +1 757 or +1 804)
one of the original 13
Colonies - cofounded the USA in 1788
local internet code .va.us has not been adopted - only .com
110,771
km² (42,769 sq miles) - 6,675,000 people
phone
system
calling to Virginia
from USA 1
from most Countries
00 1
+1 xxx xxx xxxx
(10 digits
after the country code)
calling from
Virginia
local
calls
no area code
inside
the same area
national long distance
national prefix: 1
area code: xxx (always 3 digits)
number: xxx xxxx (always 7 digits)
international calls
international prefix: 011
country code:x or xx or xxx
number: ???
exeption ! Canada
or the Caribbean
(1 --- --- ----)
are also part of the
North American
numbering Plan (NANP)
exampe
calling from Virginia
to Phone Book of the World
in France
011 33 1 4221 1111
11 rue des Dechargeurs
Paris 1er
usefull numbers
american operator 411
call the operator from
outside the US
+1 310 555 1212
international operator
(call from inside the US)
1010 2220
Alexandria (+I 571 or +I 703) - Arlington (+I 571 or +I 703)
Norfolk (+I 757) - PARIS (+I 540)
Richmond (+I 804)
Virginia Beach (+I 757)
State
of Virginia (VA)
divided into Colonies
founding Colony
(later called State)
Independance Declaration july 4 I776
the State of Virginia
got seperated into Virginia and West Virginia
Capital: Richmond