Fayetteville, NC Area Codes

Area codes serving Fayetteville

Fayetteville sits in North Carolina, part of the South region and the Eastern Time zone. Its numbers are spread across an overlay of 2 codes that all cover the same ground: 472, 910.

The original code is 910 (in service since 1993). As the area ran low on numbers, regulators added overlay codes on top instead of splitting the city, so longtime residents kept their numbers while new lines received a newer code.

Code	Area served	In service
472	Southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Wilmington and Jacksonville	October 7, 2022
910	Southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Wilmington and Jacksonville	November 14, 1993

Nearby cities sharing these area codes

• Wilmington
• Jacksonville
• Lumberton
• Hope Mills
• Leland
• Spring Lake
• Southern Pines
• Pinehurst
• Laurinburg
• Clinton
• Whiteville
• Rockingham

How to pick an area code for a new number

When you activate a new line in Fayetteville, the carrier assigns whichever code has numbers available — you usually can't choose. If a specific code matters to you (for example the prestige of 910), ask the carrier whether any blocks remain, or request a number transfer. All codes here dial identically and cost the same.

Dialing in Fayetteville

Because Fayetteville is an overlay area, 10-digit dialing is mandatory: always dial the area code plus the seven-digit number, even for a neighbor. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in North Carolina, visit the North Carolina area codes page.