919 Area Code: Raleigh, North Carolina
Area code 919 serves Raleigh, Durham and Cary, North Carolina in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1954. Consumers have filed 5,577 unwanted-call complaints against 4,790 different 919 numbers, 489 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 919 at a glance
- State
- North Carolina
- Main cities
- Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Goldsboro, Sanford + 30 more
- Counties
- Wake County, Durham County, Orange County, Wayne County + 7 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- 1954
- Overlay code
- 984 (2012)
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 39 rate centers, 781 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Most-reported 919 numbers
Ranked by FTC Do Not Call complaints this month, then all-time FTC and FCC complaints. Only numbers with enough complaints for a full report page are listed. Click one for what it was reported for and where.
What calls from 919 numbers are about
1,548 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 919 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 22% of complaints (78% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 69% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified58838%
- Impostor (government, business, family)34622%
- Medical & prescriptions19312%
- No subject given1057%
- Dropped call / no message785%
- Debt reduction705%
- Home improvement & cleaning654%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice10850%
- Prerecorded Voice6128%
- Text Message4621%
21% of recent FCC complaints about 919 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 919 spam calls come in
31% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 96% came Monday to Friday, most on Thursdays, the pattern of call-center robocall campaigns that run on business hours. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
482 FTC complaints about 919 numbers in the last four weeks, down 5% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 919 numbers peaked in 2018 (642); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
78% of the FTC complaints about 919 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 919, and 80% from North Carolina. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
Where complainants live
- North Carolina1,24280%
- Virginia332%
- California211%
- Florida211%
- Arizona211%
What people with 919 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 919 filed 3,786 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 32% were about calls showing another 919 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 919 (same code)1,20032%
- 833 (toll-free)2136%
- 9841775%
- 866 (toll-free)1293%
- 888 (toll-free)1143%
Busiest 919 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
| Prefix | Complaints | Numbers | Carrier | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (919) 601-xxxx | 13 | 1 | AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Raleigh |
| (919) 910-xxxx | 8 | 8 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Raleigh |
| (919) 883-xxxx | 8 | 6 | PAETEC (Windstream) | Chapel Hill |
| (919) 207-xxxx | 7 | 7 | Brightspeed of Eastern North Carolina, LLC | Benson |
| (919) 646-xxxx | 7 | 7 | CenturyLink (Lumen) | Zebulon |
Carriers operating in 919
NANPA has assigned 781 919 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 39 rate centers: 32% to wireless carriers, 68% to landline and VoIP operators; 62% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. The newest assignment was 2024-02-05. The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 166(21%) | 14 | 2012-01-27 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 96(12%) | 13 | 2015-08-10 |
| Frontier Communications | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 85(11%) | 2 | 2012-02-06 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 80(10%) | 12 | 2022-12-05 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 71(9%) | 16 | 2011-12-07 |
| Brightspeed of Eastern North Carolina, LLC | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 40(5%) | 17 | — |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 39(5%) | 17 | 2008-11-13 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 39(5%) | 8 | 2012-06-13 |
| CenturyLink (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 29(4%) | 23 | — |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 23(3%) | 10 | 2011-05-31 |
| Spok, INC. | Wireless | 15(2%) | 3 | 2001-05-18 |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 15(2%) | 7 | 2013-03-15 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Raleigh (286), Durham (155), Chapel Hill (47), Cary (42), Goldsboro (37), Sanford (20), Apex (15), Wake Forest (13), Oxford (12), Cary–Research Triangle Park (11). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 919 numbers
Before you call back
- Impostor (government, business, family) is the top named complaint here. Hang up and call the agency, bank or relative back on a number you already know. Government agencies don't demand payment by gift card, wire transfer or crypto. Read about Social Security impostor calls and fake bank fraud calls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 919 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- If it looks like a neighbor's number, it may be spoofed. See calls from your own area code.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in North Carolina
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: North Carolina Department of Justice.
- North Carolina formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 919: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 919?
Area code 919 serves Raleigh, Durham and Cary, North Carolina, covering Wake County, Durham County and Orange County and 8 more counties. It has been in service since 1954.
What time zone is area code 919 in?
Area code 919 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
Which area codes overlay 919?
984 (in service 2012) serves the same area as 919. New numbers there can be issued with any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits. A spoofed call can display any of them.
What are calls from 919 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,548 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 919 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 22% of complaints, 78% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 69% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 919 spam calls happen?
31% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 96% came on weekdays, most often on Thursday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 919 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 78% of the FTC complaints about 919 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 919, and 80% from North Carolina. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
Are 919 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 482 FTC complaints about 919 numbers, 5% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 919 scam call in North Carolina?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Justice also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.