472 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In the US, 472 serves Raleigh, North Carolina and has operated since 2022. It shares an overlay with 910.
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Service start year
- 2022
- Local time zone
- Uses Eastern time
- Overlay
- 910
- Calls within the area
- Full 10-digit dialing
- The rate centres
- 85
- Projected exhaustion
- 2050
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Information comes from NANPA public reports, including the area code report and rate-center report, dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA website.
Pick up a 472 number
A 472 number can be obtained in two ways. When you sign up, a provider assigns a new number from its pool in the code as part of its plan. You can buy a number that a seller already has, often with a pattern, at a one-time price. You then transfer that number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 472 area code
NANPA lists 85 rate centres for 472. Each is a local calling area that numbers are assigned to:
Areas shown are Rose Hill, Rockingham, Robbins, Richlands, Red Springs, Raeford, Pinehurst, Pinebluff, Pembroke, Parkton, Newton Grove, Mount Gilead, Maysville, Maxton, Lumberton, Longwood, Long Beach, Lake Waccamaw, Lisbon, Lillington, Laurinburg, Laurel Hill, Kenansville, Kelly, Jacksonville, Holly Ridge, Holden Beach, Highfalls, Herring, Harrells, Hamlet, Gibson, Garland, Fayetteville, Faison, Fairmont, Fair Bluff, Ellerbe, Elizabethtown, Dunn-cumberland, Dunn, Cypress Creek, Coharie, Clinton, Clarkton, Chadbourn, Castle Hayne, Carthage, Carolina Beach, Candor, Burgaw, Boiling Spring Lakes, Bolivia, Bladenboro, Beulaville, Biscoe, Atkinson, Aberdeen, Abbottsburg, Acme and 25 more.
Other related area codes
The area and number pool match those of 910. Any of these codes can provide a new number for this area, so ask for the one you want.
These North Carolina area codes also serve the state: 704, 919, 336, 252, 828, 980, 984 and 743.
472 area code questions
Which area uses code 472?
Around Raleigh-Cary, NC, area code 472 serves Raleigh, North Carolina.
Which country code applies to 472 numbers?
+1. The North American Numbering Plan includes 472. When calling from abroad, dial +1 472 and then the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 472 area code?
The 472 area uses Eastern time.
Which callers use 472 numbers?
Anyone holding a number in this code might be a home, a mobile, a local business, or a caller faking a local number. When a 472 number appears on your screen, it identifies where the number was assigned rather than the caller.