Area code 336: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 336 is in North Carolina.
North Carolina (the Piedmont Triad, Wilkesboro, Roxboro, and most of northwestern North Carolina)
| Where | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 1997 |
| Overlay | Yes, with 743 |
| Prefixes assigned | 783 of 792 possible (99%) |
Overlay: 336 covers the same area as 743. Overlay areas use 10-digit dialing, so a seven-digit number alone won't connect, and neighbors can have different area codes.
Where 336 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 336, with how many prefixes each has.
Plus 28 smaller rate centers.
Who holds 336 numbers
- Mobile carrier 28%
- Local phone company 39%
- Internet / business phone carrier 23%
- Paging service 1%
- Phone company 8%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T (local phone) | Local phone company | 164 | 21% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 90 | 11% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 63 | 8% |
| Brightspeed Of North Carolina | Local phone company | 58 | 7% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 46 | 6% |
| Windstream (PAETEC) | Internet / business phone carrier | 43 | 5% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 36 | 5% |
| Charter / Spectrum | Internet / business phone carrier | 32 | 4% |
| North State Comm | Local phone company | 32 | 4% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 27 | 3% |
Most prefixes are pooled: the 10,000 numbers in each are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to different carriers, and people can also take their numbers to another carrier. So the carrier shown is where the prefix started, not a guarantee about any one number.
States served: North Carolina.
Other area codes in North Carolina
252 472 704 743 828 910 919 980 984
Got a call from 336?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. People keep their numbers when they move, and scammers can fake any number. If you weren't expecting the call, let it go to voicemail.
If the call shows a 336 number that matches the first six digits of your own, that's often neighbor spoofing. Use the box above to check the full number.
Area code facts from the NANPA area code database (updated 10/06/2026); prefixes and carriers from NANPA's central office code records (updated 2026-10-10). Place description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.