North Carolina Area Codes

About North Carolina Area Codes

The U.S. state of North Carolina uses a total of 9 telephone area codes in this dataset. These calling codes serve large metropolitan areas, suburbs, small towns, and rural communities across the state.

Major cities served by these area codes include Apex, Asheboro, Asheville, Burlington, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Fayetteville, and 24 more. Each area code can cover multiple cities and counties, while some dense urban regions may be split across more than one code.

List of Area Codes in North Carolina

The table below lists all area codes used in North Carolina, along with a sample of major cities for each code.


S.N. Area Code Major Cities
1 252 Greenville, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Rocky Mount, Wilson
2 336 Asheboro, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem
3 704 Charlotte, Concord, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Matthews, Monroe, Salisbury, South Gastonia, Statesville
4 743 Asheboro, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem
5 828 Asheville, Hickory
6 910 Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Jacksonville, Lumberton, Wilmington
7 919 Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Goldsboro, Sanford, West Raleigh
8 980 Charlotte, Concord, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Matthews, Monroe, Salisbury, South Gastonia, Statesville
9 984 Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Goldsboro, Sanford, West Raleigh