Area Code 743

Area Code 743 History:

05/23/2016
Area code 743 was officially put into service as an overlay of area code 336. Effective 04/23/2016 ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) became necessary in the 336/743 overlay because different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.

Counties in North Carolina within area code 743 include:

Alamance County, Alleghany County, Ashe County, Caswell County, Chatham County, Davidson County, Davie County, Forsyth County, Guilford County, Lee County, Person County, Randolph County, Rockingham County, Stokes County, Surry County, Wilkes County, and Yadkin County.

Major cities or places in North Carolina within area code 743 include:

Area code 743 serves northwest central North Carolina including most of the Piedmont Triad Metropolitan area and includes the major communities of Asheboro, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem in addition to many smaller communities.