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Area code 336

Area code 336 serves North Carolina, including Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point (Eastern time). It has been in service since December 15, 1997 and shares its area with 743.

Numbers starting with 336 drew 2,191 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 671 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 336 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
North Carolina(greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC Msa) and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
December 15, 1997Created from 910
Overlay
Same area as 743
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
783 of 792held by 49 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2077NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 336 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 336. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,191

FCC complaints since November 2023

671

Different 336 numbers reported

2,642

FCC complaints naming a 336 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202327
December 202323
January 202414
February 202410
March 202410
April 202411
May 202417
June 202422
July 202432
August 202426
September 202416
October 202412
November 202426
December 202417
January 202528
February 202516
March 202518
April 202518
May 202520
June 202519
July 202528
August 202529
September 202513
October 20251
November 20252
December 202511
January 202616
February 202624
March 202625
April 20265
May 202619
June 202623
July 202620
August 202616
September 202618
October 202621

What people said 336 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,189 of 2,191 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,116
Medical and prescriptions275
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends209
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)151
Dropped call or no message108
Warranties and protection plans40

Most reported 336 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 336

NANPA lists 88 rate centers for 336. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Greensboro188
  • Winston-Salem145
  • High Point53
  • Burlington51
  • Asheboro29
  • Lexington29
  • Reidsville20
  • North Wilkesboro14
  • Roxboro13
  • Elkin11
  • Kernersville11
  • Mount Airy11
  • Thomasville8
  • Eden6
  • Julian6
  • Madison6
  • Summerfield6
  • Baldwin5
  • Brooks5
  • Gibsonville5
  • Oldtown5
  • West Jefferson5
  • Advance4
  • Dobson4
Show all 88 rate centers

Level Cross, Lomax, Mocksville, Monticello, Randleman, Ruffin, Yadkinville, Yanceyville, Anderson, Kimesville, King, Lewisville, Milton, Quaker Gap, Ramseur, Saxapahaw, Shoals, Sparta, State Road, Timberlake, Walkertown, Walnut Cove, Zephyr, Beulah, Boomer, Boonville, Champion, Churchland, Clingman, Courtney, Creston, Danbury, Denton, Hays, Liberty (randolph), Mulberry, Pilot Mountain, Prospect Hill, Red Brush, Reeds, Roaring Gap, Rural Hall, Sandy Ridge, Seagrove, Southmont, Stanleyville, Stoneville, Welcome, Badin Lake, Bennett, Coleridge, Cooleemee, East Bend, Farmer, Forbush, Gatewood, Glade Creek, Ijames, Jackson Creek, Lansing, Nathans Creek, Pisgah, Scottville, Westfield.

Phone companies holding 336 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 68% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 49 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel163
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NC90
Suncom dba T-Mobile USA64
Brightspeed of North Carolina, LLC58
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA46
Paetec Itel, LLC43
North State Telephone CO. dba North State Comm32
Onvoy, LLC - NC26

When today's 336 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200122
200213
20037
200411
20059
20068
200711
200810
200914
201011
201115
201211
201313
201414
201511
201612
201711
20189
20194
20201
20237
20241
20261

Check a 336 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in North Carolina

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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