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Raleigh's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Raleigh number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 919 / 984
- Exchanges
- 372NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 46
- Population
- 499,825Census 2024 est.
Raleigh area codes
With 499,825 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Raleigh sits in Wake County, North Carolina. NANPA lists 372 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 919 has the most (286, 77%). 919 is part of an overlay with 984, so a new local number in Raleigh may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Raleigh is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 919 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Raleigh
46 carriers hold the 372 exchanges assigned to Raleigh's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 99. 246 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 99 | 27% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC | 73 | 20% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 42 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 26 | 7.0% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 18 | 4.8% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NC | 17 | 4.6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - NC | 11 | 3.0% |
| Spok, INC. | 9 | 2.4% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NC | 9 | 2.4% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - NC | 8 | 2.2% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NC | 7 | 1.9% |
| TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 4 | 1.1% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Raleigh
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Raleigh. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 46 of the 372 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 919 | 208, 210, 212, 215, 218, 219, 227, 231, 232, 233, 235, 239, 247, 250, 255, 256, 264, 268, 270, 271, 272, 274, 277, 278, 279, 280, 291, 301, 302, 306, 307, 310, 312, 322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 332, 334, 341, 345, 348, 349, 350, 368, 369, 376, 389, 390, 393, 395, 397, 398, 400, 410, 412, 413, 414, 417, 418, 420, 422, 424, 427, 431, 436, 438, 441, 449, 455, 457, 480, 492, 500, 501, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 513, 515, 516, 518, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 526, 527, 532, 534, 538, 539, 546, 559, 561, 565, 571, 573, 576, 578, 582, 592, 594, 600, 601, 602, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 612, 614, 615, 616, 618, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 630, 632, 633, 637, 645, 647, 649, 661, 662, 664, 665, 669, 670, 673, 675, 676, 696, 703, 706, 707, 710, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 719, 720, 723, 733, 737, 740, 741, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 749, 754, 755, 757, 758, 760, 771, 772, 773, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 795, 796, 798, 800, 801, 802, 803, 805, 807, 809, 810, 812, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 821, 825, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 838, 839, 841, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 850, 851, 852, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861 |
First 240 of 372 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Raleigh's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Raleigh numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47 | 31% |
| 2010s | 59 | 39% |
| 2020s | 46 | 30% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Raleigh
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Raleigh's numbers are rated to the RALEIGH rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Raleigh number.
If your business already has a Raleigh number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Raleigh is part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, home to 1.6 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 39,252 business establishments in the Raleigh, NC metro area in 2023, employing 617,511 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (6,345), construction (4,424), and retail trade (4,345).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,227 | 2,788 | 2.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,167 | 27,561 | 23.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,163 | 26,164 | 22.5 |
| Management consulting firms | 927 | 6,371 | 6.9 |
| Law offices | 736 | 5,773 | 7.8 |
| Physician practices | 686 | 15,603 | 22.7 |
| Computer systems design services firms | 644 | 4,460 | 6.9 |
| Dental offices | 609 | 5,651 | 9.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Raleigh business line
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Raleigh, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Raleigh, NC metro area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Raleigh, NC?
Raleigh has exchanges in 919 and 984; 919 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Raleigh?
46, holding 372 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Raleigh business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Raleigh?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).