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North Carolina area codes

North Carolina has 10 area codes covering 6 areas. In 4 of them several codes overlay the same ground, so a number there can have any of them: 704 and 980 around Charlotte; 919 and 984 around Raleigh; 336 and 743 around Greensboro; 472 and 910 around Fayetteville. The newest, 472, came into service in 2022.

Area codes
10
Areas
6
Overlay areas
4
Time zone
Eastern
Newest
472 (2022)

NANPA has relief planning under way for 828: its numbers are running out, and a new overlay or split is being prepared.

Somewhere in North Carolina now? What area code am I in? answers from your location.

Every North Carolina area code

Area codes in North Carolina
CodeWhereOverlaysSince
252 Greenville, Rocky Mount, Wilson none 1998
336 Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point 743 1997
472 Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville 910 2022
704 Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia 980 1947
743 Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point 336 2016
828 Asheville, Hickory, Arden none 1998
910 Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville 472 1993
919 Raleigh, Durham, Cary 984 1954
980 Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia 704 2001
984 Raleigh, Durham, Cary 919 2012

North Carolina area codes by area

Codes that overlay one another share one area. The places listed have a telephone rate centre of their own in NANPA's records, largest first; each links to its ZIP codes.

704, 980 — Charlotte

704 (1947) was here first; 980 (2001) overlays it, so a number from anywhere in the area can have any of them.

49 places, the largest 36 here (all of them on 704):

8 counties:

919, 984 — Raleigh

919 (1954) was here first; 984 (2012) overlays it, so a number from anywhere in the area can have any of them.

35 places:

8 counties:

336, 743 — Greensboro

336 (1997) was here first; 743 (2016) overlays it, so a number from anywhere in the area can have any of them.

59 places, the largest 36 here (all of them on 336):

8 counties:

910, 472 — Fayetteville

910 (1993) was here first; 472 (2022) overlays it, so a number from anywhere in the area can have any of them.

72 places, the largest 36 here (all of them on 910):

8 counties:

828 — Asheville

62 places, the largest 36 here (all of them on 828):

8 counties:

252 — Greenville

82 places, the largest 36 here (all of them on 252):

8 counties:

Area codes of the largest cities in North Carolina

Largest cities in North Carolina and their area codes
CityArea codesPopulation
Charlotte 704, 980 903,844
Raleigh 919, 984 481,031
Greensboro 336, 743 301,198
Durham 919, 984 291,467
Winston-Salem 336, 743 252,037
Fayetteville 910, 472 210,815
Cary 919, 984 179,306
Wilmington 910, 472 120,805
High Point 336, 743 116,245
Concord 704, 980 108,719
Asheville 828 94,535
Greenville 252 92,857
Gastonia 704, 980 82,884
Jacksonville 910, 472 71,279
Apex 919, 984 70,630
Huntersville 704, 980 63,969
Chapel Hill 919, 984 61,607
Burlington 336, 743 59,610
Kannapolis 704, 980 57,890
Rocky Mount 252 54,297
Wake Forest 919, 984 52,844
Mooresville 704, 980 52,381
Wilson 252 48,370
Holly Springs † 919, 984 45,248
Hickory 828 44,258
Indian Trail 704, 980 42,036
Fuquay Varina 919, 984 40,485
Monroe 704, 980 36,759
Salisbury 704, 980 35,825
Garner † 919, 984 34,473
Goldsboro 919, 984 34,383
Cornelius † 704, 980 32,783
New Bern 252 32,734
Sanford 919, 984 31,478
Morrisville † 919, 984 31,422
Matthews 704, 980 30,577
Candler † 828 30,328
Statesville 704, 980 29,894
Leland † 910, 472 29,607
Clayton 919, 984 29,320

† NANPA lists no rate centre for the town itself; these are the codes of the nearest one. A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Questions about North Carolina area codes

How many area codes does North Carolina have?

10: 252, 336, 472, 704, 743, 828, 910, 919, 980 and 984. 8 of them are in overlay areas, where several codes share the same ground.

What is the newest area code in North Carolina?

472, in service since 2022. It overlays 910.

What are the area codes of the largest cities in North Carolina?

Charlotte: 704 and 980. Raleigh: 919 and 984. Greensboro: 336 and 743. Durham: 919 and 984. Winston-Salem: 336 and 743.

What time zone are North Carolina area codes in?

Eastern time.

Every US area code · North Carolina ZIP codes

Source: NANPA NPA database and central office code assignments, 2026-10-10. Places are matched to NANPA's rate centres by name; see sources.

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