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984 Area Code

Area code 984 serves Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Chapel Hill and nearby communities in North Carolina. It has been in service since April 30, 2012, when it was split from 919.

StateNorth Carolina
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use295
Overlay with919
Projected to run out2047
RaleighDurhamCaryApexChapel HillWake ForestHolly SpringsFuquay-VarinaGarnerGoldsboroSanfordClaytonMorrisvilleKnightdaleMebaneCarrboroWendellSmithfieldRolesvilleZebulonHillsboroughAngierOxfordSiler CityButnerSelmaBriar ChapelArcher LodgePittsboroCreedmoorRaleighDurhamApexFuquay-VarinaGoldsboro
Cities and towns served by area code 984

Who issues 984 numbers

Mobile 23%VoIP and cable 51%Landline 26%

Share of the 295 prefixes (the three digits after 984) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)70
Bandwidth38
Verizon Wireless25
T-Mobile23
AT&T Mobility20
Ton80 Communications11
Metropcs10
Fractel10

Cities and towns in area code 984

CityPopulationOther area codes
Raleigh506,306919
Durham305,561919
Cary183,582919
Apex80,419919
Chapel Hill63,565919
Wake Forest58,147919
Holly Springs50,288919
Fuquay-Varina48,536919
Garner41,562919
Goldsboro35,012919
Sanford34,138919
Clayton32,633919
Morrisville32,466919
Knightdale23,144919
Mebane21,952919
Carrboro20,962919
Wendell19,687919
Smithfield13,114919
Rolesville12,839919
Zebulon11,933919
Hillsborough9,778919
Angier9,410919
Oxford8,985919
Siler City8,155919
Butner8,112919
Selma7,406919
Briar Chapel6,084919
Archer Lodge5,649919
Pittsboro5,054919
Creedmoor5,046919

Got a call from 984?

A 984 number was originally issued in North Carolina, but that does not prove the caller is there. 51% of 984 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 295 prefixes in area code 984

Format: (984) 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 984

Where is area code 984?
Area code 984 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 984?
Area code 984 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 984 a toll-free number?
No. 984 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 984 share its area with 919?
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 984 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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