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Area code
252
In service
United States · since 1998

Northeastern North Carolina

Area code 252 serves northeastern North Carolina, including the Outer Banks coastal region. It was created in a 1998 split from area code 919.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Northeastern North Carolina
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1998
Projected exhaust
2031 Q1

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 252 is

Northeastern NC and the Outer Banks, including counties such as Pitt, Nash, Edgecombe, Craven, Beaufort, Halifax, Vance, Warren, Pasquotank, Dare and Carteret..

Communities served wholly or partly by 252:

GreenvilleRocky MountNew BernWilsonElizabeth CityKinstonRoanoke RapidsHendersonMorehead CityKitty Hawk
B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 252 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1998 919 Research Triangle (Raleigh / Durham) Northeastern NC split off from 919 on March 22, 1998.
What's changing. Single area code; no overlay.
C · History

How 252 got here

1998-03-22
Area code 252 created in a split of area code 919, serving northeastern North Carolina.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
717
Prefixes available
83
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,156

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 252
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.