540 area code: where it is and which numbers are reported
540 covers Roanoke, Fredericksburg and Winchester in Virginia. 2,043 numbers in it drew 2,160 complaints between Oct 2, 2025 and Oct 31, 2026.
About area code 540
LocationVirginia
Main citiesRoanoke, Fredericksburg, Winchester, Harrisonburg
Local time now
Time zoneEastern
In service since1995
Shares its area with826
Numbers reported2,043
Complaints2,160
Most reported asOther, debt reduction, imposters
Reported 540 numbers
Most reported first. A number links to its own page once it has complaints from two or more days.
(540) 783-3667 5 complaints Dropped calllast Aug 24, 2026
(540) 735-3543 5 complaints Prerecorded callslast Apr 30, 2026
(540) 718-0123 4 complaints Otherlast Oct 21, 2026
(540) 546-0589 3 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 29, 2026
(540) 386-3752 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Oct 28, 2026
(540) 698-1417 3 complaints Imposterslast Oct 27, 2026
(540) 546-0131 3 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 22, 2026
(540) 546-0397 3 complaints Dropped calllast Oct 16, 2026
(540) 508-8701 3 complaints Dropped calllast Aug 31, 2026
(540) 681-8243 3 complaints Otherlast Aug 21, 2026
(540) 947-8107 3 complaints Otherlast Aug 21, 2026
(540) 336-7017 3 complaints Callslast Jul 28, 2026
(540) 452-9081 3 complaints Live callslast Jun 23, 2026
(540) 978-9695 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Jun 18, 2026
(540) 699-3873 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Feb 9, 2026
(540) 696-6352 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 28, 2026
(540) 870-8405 2 complaints Live callslast Oct 23, 2026
(540) 897-3189 2 complaints Imposterslast Oct 23, 2026
(540) 525-0849 2 complaints Warrantieslast Oct 22, 2026
(540) 416-0958 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 16, 2026
(540) 914-8016 2 complaints Dropped calllast Oct 16, 2026
(540) 644-5529 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 15, 2026
(540) 902-9988 2 complaints Medicallast Oct 12, 2026
(540) 924-9236 2 complaints Medicallast Oct 12, 2026
(540) 386-9851 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 8, 2026
The 25 most reported of 2,043 numbers.
When 540 numbers were reported
Complaints a month, last 13 months
710 in the busiest month
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
| November 2025: 10 |
| December 2025: 5 |
| January 2026: 12 |
| February 2026: 22 |
| March 2026: 32 |
| April 2026: 64 |
| May 2026: 21 |
| June 2026: 55 |
| July 2026: 438 |
| August 2026: 710 |
| September 2026: 491 |
| October 2026: 300 |
Hour of day, as reported in complaints
Busiest around 11 am
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
| 12 am: 5 |
| 1 am: 6 |
| 2 am: 15 |
| 3 am: 7 |
| 4 am: 7 |
| 5 am: 4 |
| 6 am: 12 |
| 7 am: 13 |
| 8 am: 36 |
| 9 am: 248 |
| 10 am: 257 |
| 11 am: 274 |
| 12 pm: 243 |
| 1 pm: 202 |
| 2 pm: 157 |
| 3 pm: 136 |
| 4 pm: 135 |
| 5 pm: 100 |
| 6 pm: 82 |
| 7 pm: 52 |
| 8 pm: 20 |
| 9 pm: 8 |
| 10 pm: 3 |
| 11 pm: 4 |
The most reported 540 prefixes
Complaints by the three digits after the area code.
- (540) 472
- 573%
- (540) 386
- 543%
- (540) 452
- 462%
- (540) 981
- 402%
- (540) 681
- 372%
540 numbers that unwanted calls gave to contact
Numbers in this area code that complaints named as the number a call or text asked people to contact.
(540) 372-5739 2 complaints
(540) 385-8812 2 complaints
(540) 423-0755 2 complaints
(540) 883-2990 1 complaint
(540) 466-8187 1 complaint
(540) 744-1905 1 complaint
(540) 404-8481 1 complaint
(540) 403-3141 1 complaint
(540) 401-2706 1 complaint
(540) 254-5137 1 complaint
Towns and cities in area code 540
72 places its numbers are assigned to, the ones with the most numbers first.
- Roanoke
- Fredericksburg
- Winchester
- Harrisonburg
- Blacksburg
- Stafford
- Staunton
- Warrenton
- Salem
- Waynesboro
- Culpeper
- Front Royal
- Rocky Mount
- Radford
- Purcellville
- Christiansburg
- Lexington
- Bedford
- Orange
- King George
- Stephens City
- Covington
- Pulaski
- Weyers Cave
- Verona
- Grottoes
- Buchanan
- Buena Vista
- McGaheysville
- Moneta
- Elkton
- Boones Mill
- Marshall
- Ferrum
- Bealeton
- Woodstock
- Strasburg
- Monterey
- Fincastle
- Mount Jackson
- Spotsylvania
- Pembroke
- Shenandoah
- Dublin
- Washington
- Middleburg
- Narrows
- New Market
- Luray
- Floyd
- Stanley
- Catlett
- Lovettsville
- Bridgewater
- Gordonsville
- Boyce
- Hot Springs
- Clifton Forge
- New Castle
- Bumpass
- Dayton
- Vinton
- Mineral
- Broadway
- Pearisburg
- Fishersville
- Madison
- Berryville
- Louisa
- Locust Grove
- Edinburg
- Sperryville
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Sources
Complaints consumers filed with the FCC and FTC, Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026. Bewary counts the reports and does not check each one. Scammers can fake the number that shows on your phone, so a reported number may belong to someone who never called you.