The 472 area code covers the same area as 910, including Fayetteville, Wilmington and 67 more places in North Carolina.
472 has been in service since 2022, on Eastern Time. 910 covers the same area, so two neighbours can have different area codes.
- Where
- 8 counties in North Carolina, mostly Cumberland County, New Hanover County and Robeson County
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- In service since
- 2022
- Shares its area with
- 910 (since 1993)
- Prefixes in use
- 106
- How to dial
- Local calls need all 10 digits: 472-555-0142.
Find out who called you from a 472 number.
Enter the full 10-digit number to see who it is listed to, where it is registered, and whether it is a mobile, landline or VoIP line.
Laurinburg holds 17% of the phone prefixes in area code 472.
A prefix is the three digits after the area code, and NANPA assigns each one to a town. Counting the 106 prefixes in use shows where 472 numbers are actually given out.
- Laurinburg18 prefixes, 17%
- Rockingham18 prefixes, 17%
- Fayetteville13 prefixes, 12%
- Jacksonville4 prefixes, 4%
- Wilmington4 prefixes, 4%
- Pinehurst3 prefixes, 3%
- Aberdeen3 prefixes, 3%
- Pembroke2 prefixes, 2%
Also served: Whiteville, Dunn, Lillington and Elizabethtown and 57 smaller places.
472 started in 2022 as an overlay on 910, and its ground has not changed since.
2022
472 starts as an overlay on 910: new numbers on the same ground.
A 472 number on your screen can still be a scam, because caller ID is easy to fake.
- Let an unknown call go to voicemail. A real caller leaves a message; a robocaller usually does not.
- Look the number up with the box above before you call back, because calling back tells a robocaller your line is live.
- Hang up on anyone who wants gift cards, crypto or a wire transfer, or asks you to read out a code that was just texted to you.
- Report unwanted robocalls at reportfraud.ftc.gov, or paste a suspicious message into our free scam checker.
North Carolina has 9 other area codes.
These are the questions people ask most about area code 472.
Where is area code 472?
472 covers Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville and Lumberton and 65 more places in North Carolina, in Cumberland County, New Hanover County and Robeson County.
What time zone is area code 472 in?
472 is on Eastern Time.
Is 472 the same area as 910?
Yes. 910 (since 1993) covers the same ground as 472. Nobody's number changed when it was added; new lines simply get whichever code has numbers left, so two neighbours can have different codes.
How do I dial a 472 number?
Local calls need all 10 digits: 472-555-0142.
Who called me from a 472 number?
Enter the full 10-digit number in the lookup above. It returns the listed owner where there is a public record, where the number is registered, and whether it is a mobile, a landline or a VoIP line.
Is area code 472 a scam?
472 is a real North Carolina area code, so the code itself is not a warning sign. Scam callers fake local-looking numbers on purpose, so judge the call by what the caller asks for, and look the number up before calling back.
Source: NANPA, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator: its area code database and prefix assignments, as of October 1, 2026.