Phone numbers in Columbia, North Carolina
Columbia has 6 phone prefixes in area code 252.
Biggest holders: Windstream (PAETEC), Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina, UScellular. This is the local calling area (rate center) where those prefixes were first assigned.
- Mobile carrier 33%
- Local phone company 33%
- Internet / business phone carrier 33%
Every prefix in Columbia
Search the first six digits of a number in this list. If it's here, the number started in Columbia with the carrier shown. If it isn't, check the North Carolina page or look the number up.
| Prefix | Carrier | Type | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 252-389 | Windstream (PAETEC) | Internet / business phone carrier | 2001 |
| 252-394 | UScellular | Mobile carrier | 2001 |
| 252-655 | Windstream (PAETEC) | Internet / business phone carrier | 2001 |
| 252-706 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | – |
| 252-766 | Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina | Local phone company | – |
| 252-796 | Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina | Local phone company | – |
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. Source: NANPA central office code records, 2026-10-10.