The 910 area code is located in southeastern North Carolina. It covers several major cities including Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Leland, and Lumberton. The area code was created on November 14, 1993, as a split from the 919 area code. It serves a population of about 1.88 million people and lies entirely within the Eastern Time Zone. Additionally, area code 472 is an overlay for the 910 area code, introduced on October 7, 2022, to provide additional numbering capacity in the same geographic region. In summary:
- Location: Southeastern North Carolina
- Major cities: Fayetteville, Wilmington, Jacksonville
- Time zone: Eastern
- Overlay area code: 472
- Created: November 14, 1993
This area code covers numerous counties including Cumberland, Onslow, New Hanover, Robeson, and others. It was originally created to relieve number exhaustion in the 919 area code region.
