Area code

NC

United States geographic area code, in service since 1954-01-01. Part of the 919/984 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.

Created 910. Created 252. Created 984. Overlaid with 984 .

Statusin service

Introduced1954-01-01

JurisdictionNC, US

Local dialing10D

Time zoneEastern

Last verified2026-09-17

Utilization 101% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026

0%800 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%

Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-12, most recent 2024-02-05.

Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “NC” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier

Largest initial assignees in area code 919
Rank	Assignee	Prefixes	Share
01	BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL	170	21.3%
02	CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC	96	12%
03	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - NC	85	10.6%
04	SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA	80	10%
05	PAETEC ITEL, LLC	71	8.9%
06	BRIGHTSPEED OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, LLC	40	5%
07	NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA	39	4.9%
08	MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NC	39	4.9%
09	CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS LLC - NC	29	3.6%
10	LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NC	23	2.9%

Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA

2011-06-23 NPA 984 to Overlay NPA 919 (North Carolina) overlay
1954-01-01Area code 919 entered service.

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents

NANPA planning letters for area code 919
Date	Document	Subject
2011-06-23	PL-422 ↗	NPA 984 to Overlay NPA 919 (North Carolina)
2001-10-19	PL-306 ↗	919/984 NPA Overlay Deferred (North Carolina)
2001-04-17	PL-271 ↗	NPA 984 To Overlay NPA 919 (North Carolina)

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