North Carolina uses several telephone area codes to serve different regions across the state. These area codes help route calls to cities, towns, and communities throughout North Carolina. The state currently has area codes 252, 336, 472, 704, 743, 828, 910, 919, 980, and 984. Some area codes cover specific regions, while others operate as overlays in the same geographic areas.
The 984 area code serves North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, including Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill, as an overlay for the 919 area code. It began service on April 30, 2012, and both codes now cover the same geographic area in the Eastern Time Zone. What Is the 984 Area Code? The area code…
The 980 area code serves Charlotte, North Carolina, and the surrounding metro area, including Concord, Gastonia, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Mooresville, and Salisbury. Officials launched it on April 1, 2001, as an overlay for area code 704. Both area codes now serve the same geographic region, so neither code points to a specific location within Charlotte. If…
The 919 area code serves central North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, including Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill. Created in 1954, it uses Eastern Time and shares an overlay with 984, so a 919 number doesn’t guarantee that a caller is nearby, since both codes now serve the same 12-county area. What Is the 919…
The 910 area code serves southeastern North Carolina, including Wilmington, Fayetteville, Jacksonville, Lumberton, Leland, and more than 150 surrounding cities across 19 counties. Officials created area code 910 in 1993 when they split area code 919. Today, the 472 area code overlays the same numbering region after its introduction in 2022. The 910 area code…
The 828 area code serves western North Carolina, including Asheville, Hickory, Boone, Hendersonville, and Morganton. It operates in the Eastern Time Zone and was created in 1998. Regulators are reviewing an area code overlay because the region could run out of available numbers in late 2028. What Is the 828 Area Code? Area code 828…
The 743 area code belongs to North Carolina. It is an overlay code for area code 336, meaning it covers the same territory as the Piedmont Triad region, including Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point, rather than a separate geographic area. It went into service on May 23, 2016, sits in the Eastern Time Zone, and…
704 area code covers Charlotte and south-central North Carolina, including Concord, Gastonia, Salisbury, Mooresville, Statesville, Kannapolis, Monroe, Indian Trail, and Huntersville across roughly 13–15 counties in the Piedmont region. Officials established 704 in 1947 as one of the original North American area codes. Today, 704 shares its territory with the 980 overlay, so callers must…
The 472 area code serves southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Lumberton, and Pinehurst. It launched on October 7, 2022, as an overlay to the existing 910 area code, meaning both codes serve the same geographic region. It sits in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5). What Is the 472 Area Code? The area code…
The 336 area code serves the Piedmont Triad region of north-central North Carolina, including Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. It went into service on December 15, 1997, after splitting from area code 910, and has operated as an overlay with area code 743 since 2016. Both codes are in the Eastern Time Zone, and 10-digit…
Area code 252 serves northeastern and eastern North Carolina, including Greenville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, New Bern, Kinston, Elizabeth City, and the Outer Banks. Officials created it on March 22, 1998, by splitting area code 919. It operates in the Eastern Time Zone and has no overlay, so all phone numbers in this region use the…