The 472 area code covers the same area as 910, including Fayetteville, Wilmington and 67 more places in North Carolina.
Area code 472 is in North Carolina, on Eastern Time. In the 472 area, phone numbers are given out most in Cumberland County, then New Hanover and Robeson counties. It has been in service since October 7, 2022. 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
- October 7, 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, the city and state on the listing, and whether it is a mobile, landline or VoIP line. It is the same free check as our who called me lookup. To see only the caller ID name on the number, use our free CNAM lookup.
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.
Each prefix, or block of 1,000 numbers inside it, is also handed to a carrier. A number keeps its digits when its owner switches carrier, so the prefix no longer tells you who carries it today. Our free carrier lookup shows which carrier a 472 number is on now.
472 started in 2022 as an overlay on 910, and its ground has not changed since.
2022
472 starts on October 7, 2022, 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.
The area codes closest to 472 are 919, 252 and 843.
This list measures the distance between the centres of each area, across state lines, and shows codes that share one area together.
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 the 472 area, phone numbers are given out most in Cumberland County, then New Hanover and Robeson counties.
What state is area code 472 in?
North Carolina. 472 is a North Carolina area code on Eastern Time.
What cities use area code 472?
The places holding the most 472 prefixes are Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Lumberton, Rockingham, Laurinburg, Clinton and Southern Pines, out of 69 places in all. The count comes from NANPA's prefix assignments as of October 1, 2026.
What time zone is area code 472 in?
472 is on Eastern Time.
When did area code 472 start?
472 went into service on October 7, 2022, as an overlay on 910: new numbers for the same area.
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.
Is 472 a toll-free number?
No. 472 is a regular area code for Fayetteville and Wilmington in North Carolina, not a toll-free one. The toll-free codes in North America are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 and 888.
What area codes are near 472?
The closest are 919/984 (Raleigh, North Carolina), 252 (Greenville, North Carolina), 843/854 (Charleston, South Carolina) and 704/980 (Charlotte, North Carolina), measured between the centres of each area.
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.