Cities in area code 919
These are the cities and communities covered by 919 in North Carolina. "Covered" means the locality is a rate center holding 919 prefixes; the largest are Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill.
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Goldsboro, Sanford, Apex and Wake Forest hold the largest prefix inventories; and 29 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Each locality below links to its rate-center page with the full prefix list.
33 of the localities fall within FCC top-100 metropolitan statistical areas; the rest are smaller communities.
38 of these localities are also reachable through other area codes — overlay territory where the same place answers to several codes.
All of the code's territory keeps Eastern time.
Remember that people keep numbers when they relocate, so a 919 number is a where-it-was-issued fact, not a where-they-are fact.
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | 286 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Durham | 155 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Chapel Hill | 47 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Cary | 42 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Goldsboro | 37 | — | 919, 984 |
| Sanford | 20 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Apex | 15 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Wake Forest | 13 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Oxford | 12 | (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Cary-research Triangle Park | 11 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Clayton | 10 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Smithfield | 9 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Fuquay Varina | 9 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Pittsboro | 9 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Knightdale | 8 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Zebulon | 8 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Hillsborough | 7 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Louisburg | 7 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Siler City | 6 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 919, 984 |
| Selma | 6 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Benson | 6 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Creedmoor | 6 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Kenly | 5 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Wendell | 5 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Olivia | 4 | — | 919, 984 |
| Mount Olive | 4 | — | 919, 984 |
| Franklinton | 4 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Fremont | 3 | — | 919, 984 |
| Angier | 3 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Grantham | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Mebane | 3 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Princeton | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Four Oaks | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Broadway | 2 | — | 919, 984 |
| Goldston | 2 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Raleigh Durham Airport | 2 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Bonlee | 2 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Virgilina | 1 | (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 919?
Raleigh holds the most active prefixes (286), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 919 cover?
38 rate centers in North Carolina hold active 919 prefixes, from Raleigh down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 919 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.