--- title: "Area code 910: North Carolina, United States" url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/910.md" canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/910" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "Area code 910 serves North Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Carolina." --- # Area code 910: North Carolina, United States Area code 910 serves North Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Carolina. NANPA lists 785 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 910, held by 50 holders across 86 rate centers. Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina holds the most prefixes, 132 (17%). 69% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies. The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,442 complaints on file for 2,119 numbers in 910, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings. ## Facts - In service since: 1993-11-14 - Time zone: Eastern (E) - Assigned overlays: 472 (2022-10-07) - Prefixes in use: 785 - Pooled prefixes: 540 (69%) - Rate centers: 86 - Companies holding prefixes: 50 - Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-04 to 2025-11-04 (366 prefixes) - ZIP codes in its places: 77 ## Rate centers | Rate center | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | FAYETTEVL | 155 | 20% | | WILMINGTON | 111 | 14% | | JACKSONVL | 48 | 6% | | LUMBERTON | 36 | 5% | | LAURINBURG | 25 | 3% | | ROCKINGHAM | 25 | 3% | | CLINTON | 21 | 3% | | SOUTHEPINS | 19 | 2% | | 78 other rate centers | 345 | 44% | ## Carriers | Holder | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina | 132 | 17% | | Verizon Wireless | 99 | 13% | | Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 79 | 10% | | T-Mobile USA | 64 | 8% | | New Cingular Wireless PCS | 46 | 6% | | Onvoy | 37 | 5% | | 44 other carriers | 328 | 42% | A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company. ## History - 1954-01-01: Area code 919, named as the parent of 910 in the NANPA report, was in service. - 1993-11-14: Area code 910 went into service. - 1997-12-15: Area code 336 went into service and names 910 as its parent. - 2022-10-07: Area code 472 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 910. ## Nearest area codes The area codes closest to 910, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 919 (about 74 miles), 984 (about 74 miles), 843 (about 107 miles), 854 (about 109 miles) and 252 (about 112 miles). ## ZIP codes 77 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Wilmington, NC (12 ZIP codes), Lumberton, NC (3 ZIP codes) and Clinton, NC (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes. ## Complaints on file 2,442 complaints for 2,119 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year: - 2023: 129 - 2024: 153 - 2025: 181 ## Questions ### Where is area code 910? NANPA assigns area code 910 to North Carolina, United States. ### In which state does area code 910 sit? North Carolina. 910 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state. ### Which places does area code 910 cover? The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 910 are Wilmington, NC, Lumberton, NC and Clinton, NC. The rate center list on this page shows all of them. ### Who owns area code 910? NANPA assigns area codes. Within 910, Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina holds the most prefixes, 132 prefixes or 17%. ### Which time zone does 910 use? The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 910 as Eastern (E). ### What year did 910 enter service? The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1993-11-14, so 910 has been in use since 1993. ### Does area code 910 have an overlay? Yes. 472 (in service 2022-10-07) shares the same area with 910, so numbers from all of them are local to each other. ### Which area codes are nearest to 910? The area codes closest to 910, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 919 (about 74 miles), 984 (about 74 miles), 843 (about 107 miles), 854 (about 109 miles) and 252 (about 112 miles). ### How many prefixes does area code 910 have? NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 785 prefixes in service in 910, spread over 86 rate centers and 50 holders. ### Are there complaints about 910 numbers? The FCC data on file has 2,442 complaints for 2,119 numbers in 910. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe. Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).