252 area code
Area code 252 is in North Carolina. It covers Greenville, Rocky Mount, Wilson and 225 other places: 211 ZIP codes in Pitt, Craven, Nash and 26 other counties. Local time there is , Eastern Time. In service since 1998, with no overlay.
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Largest city
- Greenville
- Overlays
- none
- In service since
- 1998
- Rate centres
- 92
- Prefixes assigned
- 695 (6,950,000 numbers)
Who calls from a 252 number
NANPA records the carrier each block of 252 numbers is assigned to. Of the 6.3 million 252 numbers assigned, 39% are with cable, internet-calling, business and other carriers (Onvoy and Bandwidth); 31% with mobile carriers (Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and UScellular); 28% with local phone companies (Brightspeed).
That is who the numbers were assigned to: people keep their number when they change carrier, so any one number may have moved since.
| Carrier | Kind | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | Landline | 27% |
| Onvoy | Cable, VoIP, other | 16% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile | 12% |
| T-Mobile | Mobile | 8% |
| UScellular | Mobile | 7% |
| Bandwidth | Cable, VoIP, other | 6% |
An area code says where a number was issued, not where the caller is: people keep their numbers when they move, and caller ID can be set to show any number, which the FCC calls spoofing. If a call you did not expect asks for money or personal details, the FCC advises hanging up and calling the company back on a number you look up yourself. Unwanted calls can be reported to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Places in area code 252
The 82 places with a telephone rate centre of their own using 252, largest first. Each links to its ZIP codes.
Nearby places using 252
These places have no rate centre of their own in NANPA's records; the nearest one uses 252. Near an area-code boundary that can be wrong for part of a town.
- Winterville
- James City
- Trent Woods
- Battleboro
- Kitty Hawk
- Brices Creek
- Red Oak
- River Road
- Currituck
- Nags Head
- Southern Shores
- Fairfield Harbour
- Gates
- River Bend
- Neuse Forest
- South Rosemary
- Cherry Point
- Grandy
- Corapeake
- Wanchese
- Broad Creek
- Knotts Island
- Atlantic Beach
- Cherry Branch
- Blounts Creek
- Tyner
- Princeville
- Sharpsburg
- Ernul
- Powells Point
- Henrico
- Manson
- Eure
- Pine Knoll Shores
- Maury
- Brandywine Bay
- Aydlett
- Arrowhead Beach
- Corolla
- Dortches
- Shawboro
- Camden
- Harkers Island
- Cypress Landing
- Jarvisburg
- Merry Hill
- Hobbsville
- South Henderson
- Belvidere
- Manns Harbor
- Gaston
- Chocowinity
- Hollister
- Jackson Heights
- Pleasant Hill
- Rodanthe
- Merritt
- Barco
- Alliance
- Winfall
ZIP codes in area code 252
211 ZIP codes in 189 towns, by the town each is mailed to, largest first. Each links to its own page.
Where 252 numbers are issued
NANPA's rate centres with the most 252 prefixes (each prefix is 10,000 numbers), under NANPA's own abbreviated names.
| Rate centre | Place | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
GREENVILLE | Greenville | 71 |
ROCKYMOUNT | Rocky Mount | 64 |
WILSON | Wilson | 35 |
NEW BERN | New Bern | 33 |
KINSTON | Kinston | 27 |
HENDERSON | Henderson | 23 |
Counties
The counties of its ZIP codes, most residents first, with how many of its ZIP codes each has.
- Pitt County (16)
- Craven County (12)
- Nash County (8)
- Wilson County (8)
- Carteret County (15)
- Lenoir County (5)
- Halifax County (8)
- Edgecombe County (10)
- Beaufort County (8)
- Pasquotank County (3)
- Vance County (4)
- Dare County (14)
- Currituck County (15)
- Martin County (8)
- Hertford County (6)
- Bertie County (8)
- Northampton County (13)
- Greene County (4)
- Warren County (7)
- Chowan County (2)
- Perquimans County (4)
- Washington County (3)
- Gates County (7)
- Camden County (3)
- Pamlico County (10)
- Hyde County (6)
- Duplin County (1)
- Jones County (2)
- Tyrrell County (1)
Which code covers where you are now? What area code am I in? answers from your location.
Questions about area code 252
Where is area code 252?
Area code 252 is in North Carolina. It covers Greenville, Rocky Mount, Wilson and 225 other places: 211 ZIP codes in Pitt, Craven, Nash and 26 other counties.
What ZIP codes are in area code 252?
211 ZIP codes, by the town each is mailed to: Greenville (5, 27833 to 27858), Rocky Mount (5, 27801 to 27815), Wilson (4, 27893 to 27896), New Bern (5, 28560 to 28564) and 185 more towns. The full list is on this page.
What time zone is area code 252 in?
Eastern time.
Is a 252 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either. 31% of 252 numbers are assigned to mobile carriers and 28% to local phone companies (NANPA, 2026-10-10); the rest are with cable, internet-calling, business and paging carriers. A number keeps its area code when it moves to another carrier.
Does a 252 number mean the caller is in North Carolina?
Not necessarily. An area code says where the number was first issued. People keep their numbers when they move or switch carriers, and calling software can show any number, so a 252 call can come from anywhere.
Other area codes in North Carolina
- 336 Greensboro
- 472 Fayetteville
- 704 Charlotte
- 743 Greensboro
- 828 Asheville
- 910 Fayetteville
- 919 Raleigh
- 980 Charlotte
- 984 Raleigh
All 10 North Carolina area codes, by area, with the cities each covers
Source: NANPA NPA database, central office code and thousands-block assignments, 2026-10-10. Places are matched to NANPA's rate centres by name; see sources.
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