Area Code Atlas

NPA 919 split from 704

Area code 919 was created in 1954 when the eastern and central portions of North Carolina, including Raleigh and Durham, split from the original statewide area code 704. The split reduced 704 to Charlotte and the western part of the state.

NANP - INTRODUCTION OF INTERCHANGEABLE CENTRAL OFFICE CODES IN THE 919 NPA

NANP-SPLIT OF 919 (NORTH CAROLINA) NUMBERING PLAN AREA (NPA)

NPA 910 split from 919 in North Carolina

Area code 910 was created in 1993 in southeastern North Carolina, splitting from area code 919, to serve Wilmington, Jacksonville, Laurinburg, Lumberton, and Fayetteville. The split involved the western and southern portions of the 919 area, including the Piedmont Triad, Sandhills, and southeastern coast, to accommodate growing demand for telephone numbers.

NPA 252 split from 919

Area code 252 was created in 1998 when the northeastern portion of the 919 area, including Rocky Mount, Greenville, and New Bern, was split off. This reduced 919 to its present size.

NANP-Split of 919 (North Carolina) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

Creation of area code 252 in a split from 919

Area code 252 was created on March 22, 1998, as a geographic split from area code 919. The new code was assigned to serve the northeastern portion of North Carolina, including cities such as Greenville, Kinston, Elizabeth City, Henderson, Kitty Hawk, New Bern, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Morehead City, Warrenton, and Wilson, while 919 continued to serve the central region.

NPA 984 overlay on 919 announced

NPA 984 To Overlay NPA 919 (North Carolina)

919/984 NPA Overlay Deferred (North Carolina)

NPA 984 overlay on 919 announced

NPA 984 to Overlay NPA 919 (North Carolina)

Overlay planned for NPA 919 with new code 984

The North Carolina Utilities Commission commenced the implementation of an overlay for area code 919 with the new area code 984 in September 2011, due to number exhaustion from growth and proliferation of cellular devices.

Permissive dialing begins for 919/984 overlay

A permissive dialing period for local calls began on October 1, 2011, allowing both seven-digit and ten-digit dialing in the 919/984 overlay area to prepare customers for the new dialing procedure.

Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins for 919/984 overlay

Mandatory ten-digit dialing became effective on March 31, 2012, across the 919/984 overlay region, requiring callers to dial the area code for all local calls within the area.

Area code 984 activated as overlay to 919

Area code 984 was activated on April 30, 2012, as an overlay to area code 919, serving the same geographic area in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.

No exhaust date projected for 919/984

Projections in 2019 indicated that area codes 919 and 984 were far from exhaustion, with no additional area code needed for the Triangle region for at least 30 years.