Beginning March 31, in order to make local calls in and around Orange County, callers must dial the seven-digit phone number and the three-digit area code.
Due to a growing need for telephone numbers in the area, the N.C. Utilities Commission has approved the addition of a new area code. Because the new area code, 984, will be applied in the same geographic area that uses the 919 area code, it will be necessary to dial the area code plus the seven-digit phone number when making calls in Raleigh, Durham and Orange County.
It will not be necessary to dial a 1 or 0 when dialing local calls, and emergency services can still be reached by dialing 911.