919 Reverse Phone Lookup: Who Called Me?

919 Area Code Spam Calls Reported to FTC

919 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:

Phone Number Complaints Last Reported
(919) 289-3526
5
(919) 589-4513
3
(919) 372-4520
3
(919) 341-9632
3
(919) 342-1166
3
(919) 324-9170
2
(919) 984-8913
2
(919) 727-5276
2
(919) 213-9546
2
(919) 209-1294
2

Area Code 919 Scams

The 919 area code is targeted by Social Security arrest threats and unsolicited home buying texts. Scammers try to steal your personal info or trick you into selling property for cash below value.

Social Security / Law Enforcement

Robocalls demanding the last four digits of SSNs to halt fake intentional fraud arrest warrants.

"RECORDED MESSAGE LEFT ON OUR VOICE MAIL TO CALL BACK WITH LAST 4 OF SOCIAL SECY #, OR I WILL BE ARRESTED, THREATENING, I SHOULD CALL BACK IMMEDIATELY."

Equity Home Offer

Fake live voicemails making blind cash offers on unlisted or rental properties.

"Hey it's Bethany again with equity home over um just want to reach out and see how things are going for you with that property wondering if you're still interested in selling it um I've got another four houses I can buy this week and I was just wondering if you were is a new one of them so just give me a quick call or text let me know the number is 919-551-3877..."

Duke Energy / AT&T / Duke Health

Spoofs legitimate local businesses to phish for DOBs or upsell unrelated home security systems.

"Got a call confirming my AT&T service appointment (which I do have scheduled), but then told me he had 'exciting information to share with me.' Definitely not actually AT&T. When I questioned him, he hung up on me."

Amazon / Apple Support

Fake alerts about $900 iPhones or Chinese iCloud hacks to gain remote computer access.

"got a call said they were Amazon and wanted to verify I had place an order for I phone 11 for 900 - wanted confirmation"

Voice Signature Phishing

Tricks victims into saying Yes to record voice signatures for fraudulent authorizations.

"The first thing they ask is 'can you hear me'? They want to record you saying 'yes'. SCAM!!!"

Arete Tech Inc / Job Recruiter

Fake job interviews probing for birth years and graduation dates for identity theft.

"Pretends to be a job search company. Asks year of birth and year graduated from high school. Says some employers have age requirements. Hangs up when you inform them that age discrimination is not legal."

Vehicle Warranty

Abusive robocalls threatening to put victims on a call every day list if they refuse to buy warranties.

"Live call from a verbally abusive woman ad Warranty Reactivation Service. Said she would put me on the 'call every day list' after I asked to be put on the Do Not Call List."

Area Code 919 Location: North Carolina

Phone numbers with the 919 prefix originate from the east-central region of North Carolina, covering numerous counties and a wide array of cities and towns.

Counties Served:

  • Alamance (small portion in northeast)
  • Chatham (except small portion in northwest)
  • Duplin (north-central portion)
  • Durham
  • Franklin (except portion in northwest)
  • Granville
  • Harnett (most of west and north)
  • Johnston
  • Orange (except a sliver along the northern border)
  • Person (small portion in northeast)
  • Wake
  • Wayne (except sliver in southeast)
  • Lee

Major Cities:

  • Raleigh
  • Durham
  • Cary
  • Chapel Hill
  • Carrboro

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Apex
  • Clayton
  • Fuquay-Varina
  • Garner
  • Goldsboro
  • Holly Springs
  • Mebane
  • Morrisville
  • Sanford
  • Smithfield

Overlay System

Area code 919 operates as part of an overlay complex with area code 984 , serving the same geographic region. Area code 919 was created in 1954, while area code 984 was introduced with an effective date of April 30, 2012. As a result of this overlay, ten-digit dialing became mandatory across the Triangle region on March 31, 2012, for all local calls.

Who Calls From 919 Phone Numbers?

The Research Triangle's 919 area code encompasses Raleigh, Durham, and Cary, one of the country's most concentrated corridors of universities, hospitals, and tech companies. Duke Health and UNC Health scheduling lines, NC State government offices, and tech recruiters from firms like Cisco, SAS, and Lenovo are among the most common callers.