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title: "Area code 919: North Carolina, United States"
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summary: "Area code 919 serves North Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Carolina."
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# Area code 919: North Carolina, United States

Area code 919 serves North Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Carolina.

NANPA lists 781 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 919, held by 30 holders across 39 rate centers.
Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 166 (21%). 62% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,979 complaints on file for 3,301 numbers in 919, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1954-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 984 (2012-04-30)
- Prefixes in use: 781
- Pooled prefixes: 484 (62%)
- Rate centers: 39
- Companies holding prefixes: 30
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-12 to 2024-02-05 (174 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 108

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RALEIGH | 286 | 37% |
| DURHAM | 155 | 20% |
| CHAPELHILL | 47 | 6% |
| CARY | 42 | 5% |
| GOLDSBORO | 37 | 5% |
| SANFORD | 20 | 3% |
| APEX | 15 | 2% |
| WAKEFOREST | 13 | 2% |
| 31 other rate centers | 166 | 21% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 166 | 21% |
| Verizon Wireless | 96 | 12% |
| Frontier Communications Of The Carolinas | 85 | 11% |
| T-Mobile USA | 80 | 10% |
| Paetec Itel | 71 | 9% |
| Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina | 40 | 5% |
| 24 other carriers | 243 | 31% |

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 went into service.
- 1993-11-14: Area code 910 went into service and names 919 as its parent.
- 1998-03-22: Area code 252 went into service and names 919 as its parent.
- 2012-04-30: Area code 984 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 919.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 919, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 910 (about 74 miles), 743 (about 75 miles), 472 (about 76 miles), 336 (about 79 miles) and 252 (about 83 miles).

## ZIP codes

108 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Raleigh, NC (44 ZIP codes), Durham, NC (16 ZIP codes) and Cary, NC (5 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

3,979 complaints for 3,301 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 124
- 2024: 121
- 2025: 84

## Questions

### Where is area code 919?

NANPA assigns area code 919 to North Carolina, United States.

### In which state does area code 919 sit?

North Carolina. 919 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 919 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 919 are Raleigh, NC, Durham, NC and Cary, NC. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 919?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 919, Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 166 prefixes or 21%.

### Which time zone does 919 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 919 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 919 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1954-01-01, so 919 has been in use since 1954.

### Does area code 919 have an overlay?

Yes. 984 (in service 2012-04-30) shares the same area with 919, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 919?

The area codes closest to 919, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 910 (about 74 miles), 743 (about 75 miles), 472 (about 76 miles), 336 (about 79 miles) and 252 (about 83 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 919 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 781 prefixes in service in 919, spread over 39 rate centers and 30 holders.

### Are there complaints about 919 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,979 complaints for 3,301 numbers in 919. 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).