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472 Area Code

Area code 472 serves Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Leland, Lumberton and nearby communities in North Carolina. It has been in service since October 7, 2022, when it was split from 910.

StateNorth Carolina
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use108
Overlay with910
Projected to run out2050
FayettevilleWilmingtonJacksonvilleLelandLumbertonPinehurstSouthern PinesMurraysvilleLaurinburgPiney GreenMyrtle GroveAberdeenOak IslandHampsteadKings GrantRockinghamDunnClintonOgdenSt. JamesPorters NeckCarolina BeachSilver LakeNorthchaseCarolina ShoresWhispering PinesWrightsboroShallotteLillingtonFayettevilleWilmingtonJacksonvilleLumberton
Cities and towns served by area code 472

Who issues 472 numbers

Mobile 41%VoIP and cable 38%Landline 21%

Share of the 108 prefixes (the three digits after 472) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T Mobility34
Onvoy (Sinch)32
T-Mobile8
Commio4
Twc Ip Enabled Services4
Boost Subscriberco L.L.C.3
Nuso3
Tpx Communications3

Cities and towns in area code 472

CityPopulationOther area codes
Fayetteville209,120910
Wilmington126,809910
Jacksonville72,732910
Leland35,731910
Lumberton18,955910
Pinehurst18,670910
Southern Pines17,357910
Murraysville17,307910
Laurinburg14,582910
Piney Green14,205910
Myrtle Grove12,404910
Aberdeen10,066828, 910
Oak Island9,337910
Hampstead9,129910
Kings Grant9,061910
Rockingham8,815910
Dunn8,814910
Clinton8,466910
Ogden8,363910
St. James7,318910
Porters Neck7,102910
Carolina Beach6,870910
Silver Lake6,242910
Northchase5,879910
Carolina Shores5,540910
Whispering Pines5,505910
Wrightsboro5,434910
Shallotte5,335910
Lillington5,040910

Got a call from 472?

A 472 number was originally issued in North Carolina, but that does not prove the caller is there. 38% of 472 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 108 prefixes in area code 472

Format: (472) 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 472

Where is area code 472?
Area code 472 is in North Carolina. It covers Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Leland, Lumberton, Pinehurst and 23 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 472?
Area code 472 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 472 a toll-free number?
No. 472 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 472 share its area with 910?
472 and 910 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 472 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 472/910 overlay to exhaust in the fourth quarter of 2050. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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