Area code
Area code 472 — Laurinburg, NC
North Carolina · in service since October 7, 2022
Area code 472 covers parts of North Carolina; the place with the most of its prefixes is Laurinburg. It is an overlay: 910 serves the same area, so neighbors can have different area codes.
Overlay, same area: 910
Local time in Laurinburg
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
Low #376 of 461 codes
96 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zoneEastern Time
- Local calls10 digits
- Prefixes122 assigned
- Runs out~4Q 2050
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 472 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 8 |
| Sep 14 | 28 |
| Sep 21 | 28 |
| Sep 28 | 28 |
| Oct 5 | 19 |
| Oct 12 | 14 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 16 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 84%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 2%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #376of 461 · bottom quarter
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 281 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 79 56% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 5 4% | |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 2 1% | |
| Medical & prescriptions | 2 1% | |
| Energy, solar, & utilities | 1 1% | |
| Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes | 1 1% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 19 13% | |
| Texas | 12 9% | |
| Georgia | 11 8% | |
| New York | 11 8% | |
| Florida | 8 6% |
October 2026 (partial) report · most reported
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC · source
Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints created Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026. They are reported by consumers and are not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed (how we count).
Source: FCC Consumer Complaints data, unwanted calls filed Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026, by caller ID; not verified by the FCC.
Area code 472 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURINBURG | Laurinburg | Scotland County | 19 |
| ROCKINGHAM | Rockingham | Richmond County | 18 |
| FAYETTEVL | Fayetteville | Cumberland County | 13 |
| JACKSONVL | Jacksonville | Onslow County | 4 |
| WILMINGTON | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 4 |
| ABERDEEN | Aberdeen | Moore County | 3 |
| ACME | — | — | 3 |
| PINEHURST | Pinehurst | Moore County | 3 |
| CASTLEHAYN | Castle Hayne | New Hanover County | 2 |
| CLINTON | Clinton | Sampson County | 2 |
Plus 33 smaller exchange areas.
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026; places: U.S. Census Bureau, matched by DialWhere (how).
NANPA record
- Location
- North Carolina
- Assigned by NANPA
- June 28, 2021
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (NANPA: 10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-569, PL-565
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 472 running out of numbers?
Previous forecast (October 2025): 2048, moved later by 2 years.
Forecast exhaust year by edition
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 472 prefixes
The five largest of 23 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 34 28% | |
| Onvoy, LLC | 31 25% | |
| Multiple Ocn Listing | 9 7% | |
| T-Mobile USA | 8 7% | |
| 5 4% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 472
What area code is 472?
A North Carolina area code, in service since October 7, 2022.
Where is 472 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Laurinburg, NC; Eastern Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 472?
96 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about debt reduction (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).
Will 472 get a new area code?
NANPA forecasts exhaust in 4Q 2050; no relief planning listed.