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Area code 472

Area code 472 serves North Carolina, including Laurinburg, Rockingham and Fayetteville (Eastern time). It has been in service since October 7, 2022 and shares its area with 910.

Numbers starting with 472 drew 295 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 49 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 472 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
North Carolina
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
October 7, 2022Created from 910
Overlay
Same area as 910
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
108 of 792held by 21 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2051NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 472 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 472. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

295

FCC complaints since November 2023

49

Different 472 numbers reported

324

FCC complaints naming a 472 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20231
December 20230
January 20240
February 20240
March 20240
April 20240
May 20241
June 20240
July 20240
August 20240
September 20240
October 20241
November 20240
December 20241
January 20250
February 20250
March 20251
April 20250
May 20250
June 20250
July 20250
August 20251
September 20253
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20263
February 20262
March 20267
April 20263
May 20265
June 20264
July 20264
August 20265
September 20264
October 20261

What people said 472 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 235 of 295 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)154
Other99
Dropped call or no message11
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends8
Medical and prescriptions4
Vacation and timeshares3

Places served by 472

NANPA lists 43 rate centers for 472. 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.
  • Laurinburg19
  • Rockingham18
  • Fayetteville13
  • Jacksonville4
  • Wilmington4
  • Aberdeen3
  • Acme3
  • Pinehurst3
  • Castle Hayne2
  • Clinton2
  • Lumberton2
  • Pembroke2
  • Saint Pauls2
  • Troy2
  • Beulaville1
  • Candor1
  • Carolina Beach1
  • Carthage1
  • Dunn1
  • Dunn-Cumberland1
  • Fairmont1
  • Harrells1
  • Kelly1
  • Kenansville1
Show all 43 rate centers

Lake Waccamaw, Lillington, Long Beach, Longwood, Mount Gilead, Raeford, Robbins, Rose Hill, Scotts Hill, Shallotte, Sneads Ferry, Southern Pines, Southport, Swansboro-Onslow, Wallace, Warsaw, Whispering Pines, White Oak, Whiteville.

Phone companies holding 472 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% 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 21 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA34
Onvoy, LLC - NC31
Suncom dba T-Mobile USA8
Commio, LLC4
Twc IP Enabled Services, LLC4
Boost Subscriberco L.L.C.3
Nuso, LLC3
U.S. Telepacific Corp. dba Tpx Communications3

When today's 472 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
20227
202331
202430
202523
202617

Check a 472 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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