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336 Area Code

Area code 336 serves Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Burlington, Kernersville and nearby communities in North Carolina. It has been in service since December 15, 1997, when it was split from 910.

StateNorth Carolina
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use783
Overlay with743
Projected to run out2071
GreensboroWinston-SalemHigh PointBurlingtonKernersvilleAsheboroThomasvilleClemmonsLexingtonGrahamEdenReidsvilleLewisvilleAnderson CreekArchdaleElonSummerfieldSpring LakeSpout SpringsMount AiryGibsonvilleRoxboroKingOak RidgeTrinityMocksvilleStokesdaleWalkertownBarbecuePleasant GardenMidwayGreensboroHigh PointAsheboroThomasville
Cities and towns served by area code 336

Who issues 336 numbers

Mobile 27%VoIP and cable 15%Landline 58%

Share of the 783 prefixes (the three digits after 336) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Southern Bell Tel & Tel163
Verizon Wireless90
T-Mobile63
Brightspeed Of North Carolina58
AT&T Mobility46
Paetec Itel43
Lumen (Level 3)36
North State Comm32

Cities and towns in area code 336

CityPopulationOther area codes
Greensboro308,667743
Winston-Salem257,271743
High Point120,571743
Burlington61,496743
Kernersville29,128743
Asheboro27,990743
Thomasville27,733743
Clemmons22,808743
Lexington20,238743
Graham20,131743
Eden15,500743
Reidsville14,692743
Lewisville14,421743
Anderson Creek14,021743
Archdale12,254743
Elon11,366743
Summerfield11,327743
Spring Lake11,252743
Spout Springs11,073743
Mount Airy10,682743
Gibsonville9,876743
Roxboro8,380743
King7,977743
Oak Ridge7,896743
Trinity7,274743
Mocksville6,282743
Stokesdale6,133743
Walkertown6,120743
Barbecue5,933743
Pleasant Garden5,165743
Midway5,104743

Got a call from 336?

A 336 number was originally issued in North Carolina, but that does not prove the caller is there. 15% of 336 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 783 prefixes in area code 336

Format: (336) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 336

Where is area code 336?
Area code 336 is in North Carolina. It covers Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Burlington, Kernersville, Asheboro and 25 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 336?
Area code 336 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 336 a toll-free number?
No. 336 is a geographic area code in North Carolina. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 336 share its area with 743?
336 and 743 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 336 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 336/743 overlay to exhaust in the second quarter of 2071. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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