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919 Area Code

Area code 919 serves Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Chapel Hill and nearby communities in North Carolina. It has been in service since January 1, 1954.

StateNorth Carolina
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use778
Overlay with984
Projected to run out2047
RaleighDurhamCaryApexChapel HillWake ForestHolly SpringsFuquay-VarinaGarnerGoldsboroSanfordClaytonMorrisvilleKnightdaleMebaneCarrboroWendellSmithfieldRolesvilleZebulonHillsboroughAngierOxfordSiler CityButnerSelmaBriar ChapelArcher LodgePittsboroCreedmoorRaleighDurhamApexFuquay-VarinaGoldsboro
Cities and towns served by area code 919

Who issues 919 numbers

Mobile 29%VoIP and cable 14%Landline 57%

Share of the 778 prefixes (the three digits after 919) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Southern Bell Tel & Tel163
Verizon Wireless96
Frontier86
T-Mobile80
Paetec Itel71
Brightspeed Of Eastern North Carolina40
Verizon Business (MCImetro)40
AT&T Mobility39

Cities and towns in area code 919

CityPopulationOther area codes
Raleigh506,306984
Durham305,561984
Cary183,582984
Apex80,419984
Chapel Hill63,565984
Wake Forest58,147984
Holly Springs50,288984
Fuquay-Varina48,536984
Garner41,562984
Goldsboro35,012984
Sanford34,138984
Clayton32,633984
Morrisville32,466984
Knightdale23,144984
Mebane21,952984
Carrboro20,962984
Wendell19,687984
Smithfield13,114984
Rolesville12,839984
Zebulon11,933984
Hillsborough9,778984
Angier9,410984
Oxford8,985984
Siler City8,155984
Butner8,112984
Selma7,406984
Briar Chapel6,084984
Archer Lodge5,649984
Pittsboro5,054984
Creedmoor5,046984

Got a call from 919?

A 919 number was originally issued in North Carolina, but that does not prove the caller is there. 14% of 919 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 778 prefixes in area code 919

Format: (919) 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 919

Where is area code 919?
Area code 919 is in North Carolina. It covers Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest and 24 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 919?
Area code 919 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 919 a toll-free number?
No. 919 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 919 share its area with 984?
919 and 984 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 919 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 919/984 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2047. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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