Cities in area code 984
Which places use area code 984? 38 rate centers in North Carolina, the biggest being Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill. Data below is NANPA's official prefix-to-rate-center mapping.
By numbering footprint the leading localities are Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, Goldsboro, Wake Forest and Benson, and 29 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Prefix counts track lines in service, so the ranking is a reasonable proxy for where the code's subscribers actually are.
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 984 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 | 82 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Durham | 33 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Chapel Hill | 21 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Cary | 12 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Apex | 12 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Goldsboro | 10 | — | 919, 984 |
| Wake Forest | 7 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Benson | 6 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Oxford | 6 | (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Sanford | 6 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Raleigh Durham Airport | 5 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Selma | 5 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Siler City | 5 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 919, 984 |
| Clayton | 5 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Smithfield | 4 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Mebane | 4 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Pittsboro | 4 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Hillsborough | 4 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Fuquay Varina | 4 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Kenly | 4 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Angier | 4 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Wendell | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Mount Olive | 3 | — | 919, 984 |
| Creedmoor | 3 | (Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Louisburg | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Cary-research Triangle Park | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Zebulon | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Knightdale | 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Goldston | 2 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Broadway | 2 | — | 919, 984 |
| Princeton | 2 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Bonlee | 2 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 919, 984 |
| Four Oaks | 2 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Olivia | 2 | — | 919, 984 |
| Grantham | 2 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
| Fremont | 2 | — | 919, 984 |
| Virgilina | 2 | (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 919, 984 |
| Franklinton | 1 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 919, 984 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 984?
Raleigh holds the most active prefixes (82), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 984 cover?
38 rate centers in North Carolina hold active 984 prefixes, from Raleigh down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 984 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.