
Area codes 336 and 743 are
NANPA area code
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s that cover most of north-central and northwestern
North Carolina
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, including the
Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad (or simply the Triad) is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina anchored by three cities: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group of cities lies in the Piedm ...
region and portions of the northern
Foothills
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and northern
Mountains
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. Area code 336 was split off from
area code 910 on December 15, 1997. The 743 overlay area code officially entered service on October 24, 2015.
Cities within 336/743 area code
This list includes only the larger communities and is not exhaustive. For cities with more than one
ZIP code, only the central ZIP code is given.
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Archdale (27263)
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Asheboro (27203)
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Burlington (27215)
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Clemmons (27012)
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Eden
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* Garden of Eden, the "garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis
Places and jurisdictions
Canada
* Eden, Ontario
* Eden High School
Middle East
* Eden, Lebanon, a city and former bishopric
* Camp Eden, Iraq
O ...
(27288)
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Elkin (28621)
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Graham (27253)
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Greensboro
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(27401)
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High Point (27260)
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Kernersville
Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County and the largest suburb of Winston-Salem. The town is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. A small portion of the town is also in Guilford County. The population was 26,481 at the 2020 census, up ...
(27284)
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King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the ...
(27021)
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Lewisville (27023)
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Lexington (27292)
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Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
(27025)
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Mayodan
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(27027)
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Mebane (27302)
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Mocksville (27028)
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Mount Airy (27030)
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Oak Ridge (27310)
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Pilot Mountain (27041)
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Reidsville (27320)
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Roxboro Roxboro is the name of several places:
*Roxboro, Quebec, now part of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* Roxboro, North Carolina, United States of America
*Roxboro, Limerick, a townland in Co Limerick, Ireland
*Roxboro, Ca ...
(27573)
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Rural Hall (27045)
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Sparta
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(28675)
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Stokesdale (27357)
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Summerfield (27358)
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Thomasville (27360)
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West Jefferson (28694)
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Wilkesboro (28697)
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Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...
(27101)
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Yadkinville
Yadkinville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,995 at the 2020 census. Located in the Piedmont Triad, it is the county seat and largest city of Yadkin County.
History
The area was chosen as the county s ...
(27055)
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Yanceyville
Yanceyville is a town in and the county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Piedmont Triad region of the state, the town had a population of 1,937 at the 2020 census.
The settlement was founded in 1792 and was l ...
(27379)
Overlay
Officials from the
North Carolina Utilities Commission announced on August 20, 2014, that 336 would be overlaid with a new area code, 743. The new area code would require 10-digit dialing for local calls, although no
long-distance charges would be applied within the 336 territory. Those who already had 336 numbers kept them, easing the burden of having to change phone numbers.The new area code was to be used primarily for issuing new numbers, and was needed because 336 was projected to be exhausted sometime in 2016. The activation of 743 broke seven-digit dialing throughout the
I-85 Corridor in North Carolina;
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
(
704/980) and
the Triangle (
919/984) had already been overlaid. At the time, 336 was one of the few urbanized area codes without an overlay, making the Triad one of the few large metropolitan areas in
the South where seven-digit dialing was still possible.
Permissive dialing
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When an area is given a new area code under a split plan, the area' ...
began on October 24, 2015, and continued until April 23, 2016, when ten-digit dialing became mandatory. The first numbers with a 743 area code were issued in May 2016.
See also
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List of North Carolina area codes
The area codes in the state of North Carolina are as follows:
* 252 - North Coastal Plain region in the northeast corner of the state, containing the Outer Banks (split from 919 in 1998)
* 910 / 472 - South Coastal Plain region in the southeast ...
References
External links
List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 336 Area Code
336
Year 336 (Roman numerals, CCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nepotianus and Facundus (or, less frequently, year ...
336
Year 336 (Roman numerals, CCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nepotianus and Facundus (or, less frequently, year ...
Telecommunications-related introductions in 1997
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