Area code 743 covers Greensboro and surrounding communities in North Carolina.
Updated 8 October 2026
Area code 743 is in North Carolina, shown here with Greensboro marked.
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1947The original 86 area codes. All of North Carolina is 704.
1954–20117 more codes enter service as the state fills up.
2016Area code 743 is laid over 336 for Greensboro.
Today9 codes, 3 of them overlays.
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Where is area code 743?
Area code 743 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, covering Greensboro and surrounding communities in North Carolina. All 743 numbers are on Eastern Time.
Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator, retrieved 8 October 2026.
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Is area code 743 a scam?
No. Area code 743 is a legitimate area code serving Greensboro since 2016. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 743 numbers, which is why complaints exist against a code that is itself genuine.
Neighbour spoofing is the reason a local-looking number is not a guarantee. A caller anywhere in the world can display a 743 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in Greensboro that has nothing to do with the call.
The callerAnywhere in the worldSets the caller ID their equipment sends.
What is displayed(743) 228-2247May belong to a real Greensboro business.
Your phoneLooks localA nearby code and prefix make you likelier to answer.
302Area code 743 had 302 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
255thArea code 743 ranks 255th of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
74%Of the 310 complaints about area code 743 in the 30 days to 8 October 2026, 74% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
42%The most reported subject on area code 743 is reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans), appearing in 42% of its complaints in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
Why am I getting text messages from area code 743?
Texts from 743 numbers follow the same pattern as calls — mostly local businesses and services. Treat any text asking for payment or credentials as suspect regardless of the code.
The common patterns are a wrong-number opener that turns into conversation, an unsolicited job offer, and a crypto or investment tip. Do not reply, do not follow the link, and forward the message to 7726 (SPAM) to report it to your carrier.
Pattern 1Wrong-number openerTurns into conversation.
Pattern 2Unsolicited job offerDo not reply, do not follow the link.
Pattern 3Crypto or investment tipTreat any payment ask as suspect.
Report it7726Forward the message. It spells SPAM on a keypad.
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Area codes that overlay 743
Area code 743 shares its geographic footprint with one other code: 336. Overlays are laid over an existing area rather than splitting it, so all local calls require the full ten-digit number.
Area code 743 has overlaid 336 in north-central North Carolina since 2016, and Greensboro is its largest city. The region built its wealth on textiles, tobacco, and furniture, and though those industries shrank, manufacturing never left. Today the area's employers include HondaJet maker Honda Aircraft Company at Piedmont Triad International Airport, a Toyota battery plant rising nearby, distribution centers drawn by the highway junctions, and longstanding names in insurance and banking. Greensboro's universities, including North Carolina A&T, the largest historically Black university in the country, supply the workforce.
Who lives in the 743 region
Greensboro counted about 301,200 residents in 2024, with a median household income of $61,515, per DataUSA. The city is racially diverse, younger than the national median, and living costs sit well below coastal metros, which keeps drawing employers hunting for affordable expansion sites in the mid-Atlantic South.
What a 743 number signals to a caller
The 336 code has covered the Piedmont Triad since 1997, so a 743 number is the newer face of the same territory. Callers describe phone manners in this part of North Carolina as courteous and unhurried, with small talk before business more common than in northern metros. An outside caller should know that area code 743 is fully local to Greensboro and the surrounding Triad cities, and that ten-digit dialing has been mandatory since the overlay arrived.
Area code 743 serves Greensboro and surrounding communities in North Carolina. It is in the Eastern Time zone.
What state is area code 743 in?
Area code 743 is in North Carolina. It is not in Ann Arbor or New York — those are area codes 734 and 347.
Is area code 743 toll free?
No. Area code 743 is a geographic area code serving Greensboro, North Carolina. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888, and a call to a 743 number is charged at your normal rate.
Why am I getting calls from 743?
Calls displaying a 743 number come from businesses and individuals in the Greensboro area, and from anywhere at all when caller ID is spoofed to look local. 302 743 numbers were reported to the FTC in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
How do I block calls from area code 743?
Both iOS and Android can silence calls from unknown numbers, and every major US carrier offers free call-blocking. Blocking the whole of area code 743 is rarely worth it, because spoofed numbers change constantly and you would lose legitimate calls from Greensboro.