
Area code 252 is a telephone
area code
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in the
North American Numbering Plan
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(NANP) for the northeastern corner of the
U.S. state
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of
North Carolina
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. The numbering plan area comprises the municipalities of
Kinston,
Elizabeth City,
Greenville,
Henderson,
Kitty Hawk,
New Bern
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and ...
,
Roanoke Rapids,
Rocky Mount,
Morehead City,
Warrenton and
Wilson
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* Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender
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. The area code was created on March 22, 1998 in a split of
area code 919
Area codes 919 and 984 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for all or parts of eleven counties in the east-central area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. They service the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Cary, an ...
.
See also
*
List of North Carolina area codes
*
List of North American area codes
References
External links
List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 252 Area Code
Telecommunications-related introductions in 1998
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