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Area Code 757
Telephone Central Office Pictures

The following are representative examples of telephone central office buildings in area code 757 (Hampton Roads area of Virginia).

Click on the pictures below for a larger version.

This section was inspired by Telephone Central Offices and Telebeans.Org


Norfolk

"Brickell Rd."

Listing Updated:
July 2007

Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell Atlantic/C&P Telephone

CLLI:
NRFLVABLDS0

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS

Prefixes Served:
(757) 455, 459, 461, 466, 892-3

Notes:

Norfolk

"Granby St."

Photo 2

Listing Updated:
July 2007

Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell Atlantic/C&P Telephone

CLLI:
NRFLVAGSCG0

Switch Type:
WECO 1AESS

Prefixes Served:
(757) 480, 531, 583, 587-8

Notes:
A very old central office located in an older neighborhood in Norfolk. The building goes on for a large ways in the back and left side. This is one of the last three 1AESS switches in Verizon territory (the other two are in Richmond, VA (Hull Street) and Baltimore, MD). You can also see some of the equipment inside the building (a rare sight) in Photo 2.

Norfolk

"Ward's Corner"

Listing Updated:
July 2007

Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell Atlantic/C&P Telephone

CLLI:
NRFLVAWCDS0

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS

Prefixes Served:
(757) 322, 402, 423, 440, 443-5, 451, 489

Notes:
Well hidden central office building, located behind a large apartment complex and almost impossible to see from the main road.

Virginia Beach

"Robbins Corner"

Listing Updated:
July 2007

Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell Atlantic/C&P Telephone

CLLI:
VRBHVARCDS0

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS

Prefixes Served:
(757) 318, 363, 460, 462, 464, 687

Notes:
This central office also serves the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek.

 


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