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Area code
910
In service
United States · since 1993

Southeastern NC (Wilmington / Fayetteville)

Area code 910 serves southeastern North Carolina, including Wilmington, Fayetteville and the Sandhills. It was established in 1993 as a split from 919 and is now overlaid by 472.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Southeastern NC (Wilmington / Fayetteville)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1993
Projected exhaust
2050 Q4

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 910 is

Southeastern NC (Sandhills and southeastern coast), including New Hanover, Cumberland, Robeson, Onslow, Scotland and Brunswick counties..

Communities served wholly or partly by 910:

WilmingtonFayettevilleJacksonvilleLumbertonLaurinburg
B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 910 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 · 1993 919 Research Triangle (Raleigh / Durham) Established in 1993 in a split of area code 919 (NC's first new area code in 39 years).
Spawned · 1997 336 Piedmont Triad (Greensboro / Winston-Salem) Piedmont Triad portion split off from 910 as area code 336 on December 15, 1997.
Overlay · 2022 472 Southeastern NC (overlay) All-services overlay of the same geography; began service October 7, 2022.
What's changing. Overlaid by 472 across the same geography; 10-digit dialing mandatory.
C · History

How 910 got here

1993
Area code 910 established in a split of area code 919 — North Carolina's first new area code in 39 years.
Source: Wikipedia
1997-12-15
Area code 336 split off from 910 for the Piedmont Triad.
Source: Wikipedia
2022-10-07
Area code 472 overlay began service; no permissive period needed since 10-digit dialing was already mandatory.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
800
Prefixes available
0
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,515

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 codes 910 and 472
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.