984 area code: location, overlays and numbers
Area code 984 serves Raleigh, North Carolina, in the US. It has been in service since 2012 and shares an overlay with 919.
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Active since
- 2012
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- 919
- Calls within the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre list
- 38
- Exhaust projection
- 2047
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source: area code report and rate-centre report from NANPA public reports, file of 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from the NANPA projections 2026-1, dated April 2026. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get your 984 number
There are two ways to get a 984 number. With its plan, a provider gives you a new number, picked at sign-up from what it holds in this code. Sellers list numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, at a one-time price, and then you move the number to a provider.
Providers, listed 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 that list 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 984 area code
For 984, NANPA lists 38 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each of these local calling areas:
Zebulon, Wendell, Wake Forest, Virgilina, Smithfield, Siler City, Selma, Sanford, Raleigh, Raleigh Durham Airport, Princeton, Pittsboro, Oxford, Olivia, Mount Olive, Mebane, Louisburg, Knightdale, Kenly, Hillsborough, Grantham, Goldston, Goldsboro, Fuquay Varina, Fremont, Franklinton, Four Oaks, Durham, Creedmoor, Clayton, Chapel Hill, Cary-research Triangle Park, Cary, Broadway, Bonlee, Benson, Apex, Angier.
Area codes that are related
The same area and numbers pool: 919. Any of these codes can supply a new number here, so ask for whichever one you want.
North Carolina area codes besides this one: 980, 828, 743, 472, 704, 910, 336 and 252.
Guides by city: Raleigh area codes.
984 area code questions
Where is the 984 area code?
Around Raleigh-Cary, NC, the 984 code serves Raleigh, North Carolina.
Which country code applies to a 984 number?
+1. Because 984 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, from abroad you dial +1 984 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 984 area code?
Time in the 984 area is Eastern.
Who uses a 984 number to call?
This code covers homes, mobiles and local businesses, and also people who fake a local number. When a 984 number appears on your screen, it shows where it was assigned, not the identity of the caller.