Starting Friday, new telephone numbers issued to people and businesses in Southeastern North Carolina may start with the region’s new 472 area code. This new area code will operate along with the area ...

The days are numbered for phone numbers beginning with 910 -- a new area code is being implemented in southeast North Carolina soon. The North Carolina Utilities Commission says the new area code, 472 ...

The North Carolina Utilities Commission announced Thursday 472 area code will serve the same geographic area already in the 910 area code in southeastern N.C. The 910 area code region includes ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Utilities Commission has approved the implementation of a new area code to help in the 910 area code region of North Carolina. which includes Jacksonville.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The new 472 area code will start being assigned in October. The North Carolina Utilities Commission announced that on October 7, customers in the 910 area code could be ...

Local calls will require the area code to prevent misdials to the suicide prevention hotline. And the 910 area code is expected to run out of numbers in early 2023. Have a question about the Tar Heel ...

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. The Federal Communications Commission is setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Part of Eastern Carolina is getting a new area code sooner than expected. As we reported last summer, the North Carolina Utilities Commission approved a new area code of 472 for ...

The 472 area code is coming because the 910 area code is running out of phone numbers. Businesses with office telephone systems and fax machines may need to update their equipment to ensure it will ...

The affected area includes the cities of Fayetteville, Wilmington and Jacksonville, the N.C. Utilities Commission said in a news release. Without the introduction of a new area code, the North ...