North Carolina Area Codes

North Carolina is an American state located in the southeastern region of the country. The state is limited to Virginia to the north, Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina and Georgia to the south, and Tennessee to the west. The state’s most common nickname is The Tar Heel State, a reference to tar, a substance that was once its main source of wealth in the colonial period.

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Along with South Carolina, North Carolina was part of the British colony “Carolina”, named after King Charles II of England. However, the division of the two colonies occurred in 1712. After the USA gained its independence in 1776, North Carolina became the 12th American state, on November 21, 1789.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The region is marked by flat terrain in its eastern part and quite rugged in the west. The state is famous for having a very treacherous coastline, giving it the title of Graveyard of the Atlantic. It has a temperate climate, with mild winters (average 9 ° C) and relatively hot summers (average 27 ° C).

As the State is the largest tobacco producer in the country, the manufacture of products derived from the plant is of great importance for the State. In addition, North Carolina also excels in the production of electronics, furniture, chemicals, textiles and food. The provision of personal and financial services, tourism and agriculture are other important sources of wealth for the State. The main ethnic groups present in the state are Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and Asians.

Map of Area Codes in North Carolina

Area Code Map of North Carolina

North Carolina consists of the following area codes. Click on the area code to show the cities in that area code.

North Carolina Area Codes by County

The area code of 252 is used in the following 31 counties:

  1. Beaufort, NC
  2. Bertie, NC
  3. Camden, NC
  4. Carteret, NC
  5. Chowan, NC
  6. Craven, NC
  7. Currituck, NC
  8. Dare, NC
  9. Duplin, NC
  10. Edgecombe, NC
  11. Gates, NC
  12. Greene, NC
  13. Halifax, NC
  14. Hertford, NC
  15. Hyde, NC
  16. Jones, NC
  17. Lenoir, NC
  18. Martin, NC
  19. Nash, NC
  20. Northampton, NC
  21. Onslow, NC
  22. Pamlico, NC
  23. Pasquotank, NC
  24. Perquimans, NC
  25. Pitt, NC
  26. Tyrrell, NC
  27. Vance, NC
  28. Warren, NC
  29. Washington, NC
  30. Wayne, NC
  31. Wilson, NC

The area code of 336 is used in the following 19 counties:

  1. Alamance, NC
  2. Alleghany, NC
  3. Ashe, NC
  4. Caswell, NC
  5. Chatham, NC
  6. Davidson, NC
  7. Davie, NC
  8. Forsyth, NC
  9. Guilford, NC
  10. Iredell, NC
  11. Person, NC
  12. Randolph, NC
  13. Rockingham, NC
  14. Rowan, NC
  15. Stanly, NC
  16. Stokes, NC
  17. Surry, NC
  18. Wilkes, NC
  19. Yadkin, NC

The area code of 704 is used in the following 15 counties:

  1. Alexander, NC
  2. Anson, NC
  3. Burke, NC
  4. Cabarrus, NC
  5. Catawba, NC
  6. Cleveland, NC
  7. Gaston, NC
  8. Iredell, NC
  9. Lincoln, NC
  10. Mecklenburg, NC
  11. Montgomery, NC
  12. Rowan, NC
  13. Rutherford, NC
  14. Stanly, NC
  15. Union, NC

The area code of 743 is used in the following 11 counties:

  1. Alamance, NC
  2. Alleghany, NC
  3. Caswell, NC
  4. Davidson, NC
  5. Forsyth, NC
  6. Guilford, NC
  7. Randolph, NC
  8. Rockingham, NC
  9. Stokes, NC
  10. Surry, NC
  11. Wilkes, NC

The area code of 828 is used in the following 23 counties:

  1. Alexander, NC
  2. Avery, NC
  3. Buncombe, NC
  4. Burke, NC
  5. Caldwell, NC
  6. Catawba, NC
  7. Cherokee, NC
  8. Clay, NC
  9. Cleveland, NC
  10. Graham, NC
  11. Haywood, NC
  12. Henderson, NC
  13. Jackson, NC
  14. Macon, NC
  15. Madison, NC
  16. Mcdowell, NC
  17. Mitchell, NC
  18. Polk, NC
  19. Rutherford, NC
  20. Swain, NC
  21. Transylvania, NC
  22. Watauga, NC
  23. Yancey, NC

The area code of 910 is used in the following 19 counties:

  1. Bladen, NC
  2. Brunswick, NC
  3. Chatham, NC
  4. Columbus, NC
  5. Cumberland, NC
  6. Duplin, NC
  7. Harnett, NC
  8. Hoke, NC
  9. Jones, NC
  10. Montgomery, NC
  11. Moore, NC
  12. New Hanover, NC
  13. Onslow, NC
  14. Pender, NC
  15. Randolph, NC
  16. Richmond, NC
  17. Robeson, NC
  18. Sampson, NC
  19. Scotland, NC

The area code of 919 is used in the following 12 counties:

  1. Alamance, NC
  2. Chatham, NC
  3. Durham, NC
  4. Franklin, NC
  5. Granville, NC
  6. Harnett, NC
  7. Johnston, NC
  8. Lee, NC
  9. Orange, NC
  10. Person, NC
  11. Wake, NC
  12. Wayne, NC

The area code of 980 is used in the following 13 counties:

  1. Alexander, NC
  2. Anson, NC
  3. Cabarrus, NC
  4. Catawba, NC
  5. Cleveland, NC
  6. Gaston, NC
  7. Iredell, NC
  8. Lincoln, NC
  9. Mecklenburg, NC
  10. Rowan, NC
  11. Rutherford, NC
  12. Stanly, NC
  13. Union, NC

The area code of 984 is used in the following 12 counties:

  1. Alamance, NC
  2. Chatham, NC
  3. Durham, NC
  4. Franklin, NC
  5. Granville, NC
  6. Harnett, NC
  7. Johnston, NC
  8. Lee, NC
  9. Orange, NC
  10. Person, NC
  11. Wake, NC
  12. Wayne, NC