Area code 919

Area code 919 Raleigh, North Carolina

Area code 919 is in North Carolina, with numbers assigned in Raleigh, Durham, Cary and 29 more places. It’s 12:14 AM there now.

State
North Carolina10 area codes in North Carolina
Time zone
Eastern12:14 AM there now
Exchanges
78132 places
Overlay
984Same area, 10-digit dialing
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Where area code 919 is

Numbers in 919 are assigned to 32 places in 13 counties: Wake County, Durham County, Orange County, Chatham County, Johnston County, Wayne County, plus 7 more.

Raleigh has the most, 37% of the exchanges; the rest are spread across 31 other places.

  • Raleigh286
  • Durham155
  • Cary53
  • Chapel Hill47
  • Goldsboro37
  • Sanford20
  • Apex15
  • Wake Forest13
  • Oxford12
  • Clayton10
  • Smithfield9
  • Fuquay-Varina9
  • Pittsboro9
  • Knightdale8
  • Zebulon8
  • Hillsborough7
  • Louisburg7
  • Siler City6
  • Selma6
  • Benson6
  • Creedmoor6
  • Kenly5
  • Wendell5
  • Mount Olive4

Phone companies in 919

781 blocks of numbers in 919 are held by 23 phone companies. The most belong to AT&T (166), Verizon Wireless (96) and T-Mobile (87).

A mix: about 30% wireless, 44% local phone and cable and 27% other carriers, including internet phone services.

A block’s holder is the company it was first assigned to; numbers can move to other carriers since.

History and overlays

919 went into service in 1954.

984 (since 2012) shares the same area, so a new number there can get any of these codes and local calls are dialed with all 10 digits.

4 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in February 2024.

Calling 919

It’s 12:14 AM Eastern time in 919 right now.

From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 919 and the 7-digit number; inside the area, all 10 digits too.

Nearby area codes

North Carolina has 10 area codes: 252, 336, 472, 704, 743, 828, 910, 919, 980 and 984.

From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s area code and exchange records (10/22/2026) and U.S. Census place and county names. Places and companies are where number blocks were assigned, not where anyone lives or which carrier a number uses today.

Map of the 919 area code

Map of the 919 area code around Raleigh, Durham and Cary, North Carolina.

Interactive map © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Questions about 919

Where is area code 919?

In North Carolina, covering Raleigh, Durham and Cary and other places across 13 counties.

What time zone is 919 in?

Eastern time. It was 12:14 AM there when this page loaded.

Is 919 an overlay?

Yes. 984 serves the same area, so dial all 10 digits for local calls.

Which phone companies have 919 numbers?

23 companies hold blocks; the most belong to AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile. About 30% of blocks are wireless.

Is 919 running out of numbers?

Not on record. 4 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.