North Carolina phone numbers and area codes
North Carolina has 10 area codes and 5,576 assigned prefixes.
Look at a prefix's carrier mix below, or look up a full number on the home page.
- Mobile carrier 30%
- Local phone company 31%
- Internet / business phone carrier 34%
- Paging service 1%
- Phone company 4%
Area codes in North Carolina
| Code | Area | Prefixes here |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | North Carolina (Greenville, New Bern, Elizabeth City, Kinston, Outer Banks, Rocky Mount) | 695 |
| 336 | North Carolina (the Piedmont Triad, Wilkesboro, Roxboro, and most of northwestern North Carolina) | 783 |
| 472 | North Carolina (Fayetteville, Wilmington, Fort Bragg, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Lumberton, and much of southeastern North Carolina) | 107 |
| 704 | North Carolina (Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Salisbury, and much of south-central North Carolina) | 782 |
| 743 | North Carolina (the Piedmont Triad, Wilkesboro, Roxboro, and most of northwestern North Carolina) | 161 |
| 828 | North Carolina (Asheville, Franklin, Hickory, Murphy, Waynesville, and parts of western North Carolina) | 724 |
| 910 | North Carolina (Fayetteville, Wilmington, Fort Bragg, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Lumberton, and much of southeastern North Carolina) | 785 |
| 919 | North Carolina (the Research Triangle, including Raleigh, the state capital city; Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill; and Goldsboro and other parts of north-central North Carolina) | 781 |
| 980 | North Carolina (Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Salisbury, and much of south-central North Carolina) | 463 |
| 984 | North Carolina (the Research Triangle, including Raleigh, the state capital city; Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill; and Goldsboro and other parts of north-central North Carolina) | 295 |
Biggest local calling areas
Numbers are assigned to rate centers. These have the most prefixes in North Carolina (the number is how many).
Charlotte539Raleigh372Greensboro209Durham190Fayetteville168Winston-Salem164Wilmington115Asheville99Hickory79Gastonia75Greenville71Chapel Hill70Rocky Mount64Burlington64Concord62High Point59Cary55Jacksonville52Morganton52Monroe49Goldsboro48Hendersonville46Salisbury45Statesville44Laurinburg43Rockingham43Lumberton38Lexington36Wilson35Asheboro35Arden35New Bern33Shelby32Kinston27Lincolnton27Apex27Sanford26Henderson23Clinton23Davidson23Elizabthcy22Reidsville22Matthews22Huntersville22Moreheadcy21Boone21Southern Pines20Mooresville20Wake Forest20Roanoke Rapids19Sylva19Oxford19Kannapolis18Lenoir18Washington17Albemarle17Whiteville16Waynesville16North Wilkesboro15Mount Airy15Newton15Rutherfordton15Clayton15Roxboro14Belmont14Forestcity14Kldevilhls13Elkin13Kings Mt.13Franklin13Marion13Smithfield13Fuquay-Varina13Pittsboro13Ahoskie12Summerfield12Kernersville12Pinehurst12Benson12Williamston11
Carriers in North Carolina
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T (local phone) | Local phone company | 788 | 14% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 643 | 12% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 436 | 8% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 419 | 8% |
| Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina | Local phone company | 384 | 7% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 377 | 7% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 300 | 5% |
| Windstream (PAETEC) | Internet / business phone carrier | 293 | 5% |
| Bandwidth | Internet / business phone carrier | 172 | 3% |
| Charter / Spectrum | Internet / business phone carrier | 157 | 3% |
| Frontier | Local phone company | 149 | 3% |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Internet / business phone carrier | 122 | 2% |
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.