{{short description|Area code in northeastern North Carolina, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} 370px|thumb|North Carolina numbering plan areas '''Area code 252''' is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The numbering plan area comprises the municipalities of Kinston, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Henderson, Kitty Hawk, New Bern, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Morehead City, Warrenton and Wilson. The area code was created on March 22, 1998, in a split of area code 919.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/na/us/nc/area-code-252.html|title=Where Is Area Code 252 / Map Of Area Code 252 / Greenville, NC Area Code|website=www.worldatlas.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-12}}</ref>
==See also== * List of North Carolina area codes * List of North American area codes
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{{Area code box|State=NC | This=252 | N=434, 757/948 | S=910 | E=Atlantic Ocean, 441 | W=919 / 984 | S1=VA|S2=Bermuda}}
Category:Telecommunications-related introductions in 1998 252 252
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