Area Code 252
Telephone Central Office Building Pictures

The following are representative examples of telephone central office buildings in Area Code 252 (eastern North Carolina).

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Ahoskie Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: AHSKNCXA33A Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100/200 Prefixes Served: (252) 209, 332, 862 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Aulander Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: ALNDNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 345-6 Notes: Current photo: GSV Photo 2: Telebeans
Bayboro Photo 2	Listing Updated: December 2015 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: BYBONCXA74F Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 745 Notes: Source: GSV
Bethel Photo 2 | Photo 3	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: BETHNCXARS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (252) 825 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photos 2 & 3: Telebeans
Buxton "XA" Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: BXTNNCXA995 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 995 Notes: Photos 2-3: June 2014. Photo 4: Telebeans (May 2004)
Buxton "XB" (Hatteras) Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: BXTNNCXB986 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 986 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photos 2-3: June 2014. Photo 4: Telebeans
Coinjock Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: CNJCNCXA453 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 453, 457 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Colerain Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: CLRNNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 356 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Columbia Photo 2 | Photo 3	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: CLMANCXARS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (252) 766, 796 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photos 2-3: Telebeans (January 2005)
Conway Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: CNWYNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 585 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Creswell Photo 2	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: CRWLNCXA79F Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (252) 797 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (December 2004)
Edenton Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: EDTNNCXA48F Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (252) 482 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Elizabeth City	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: ELCYNCXA33A Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100/200 Prefixes Served: (252) 331, 333-5, 337-8, 384 Notes: Source: GSV
Enfield Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: ENFDNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 445 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Gatesville Photo 2	Listing Updated: April 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: GTVLNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 357 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (December 2004)
Greenville "XA (Greenville #1)" Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: GNVLNCXA75F Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (252) 328-9, 413, 551, 561, 695, 707, 737, 744, 752, 754, 757-8, 816, 830, 847, 902, 931 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Halifax Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: HLFXNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 583, 593 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Hertford Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: HRFRNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 426 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Kill Devil Hills "XA" Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4	Listing Updated: July 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: KDHLNCXA44F Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (252) 441, 449, 480 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photos 2-3: June 2014. Photo 4: Telebeans (May 2004)
Knotts Island Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4 Photo 5 | Photo 6 | Photo 7	Listing Updated: March 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/GTE/Contel CLLI: KNISNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RLM Prefixes Served: (252) 429 Notes: Knotts Island is a very small island that is only accessible by road from Virginia Beach. This central office is very small. To the left is a small family cemetery. To the right is the old (and now abandoned) fire station. The cement road to the left is the driveway for a house that's behind the central office. Photos 2-6 are from August 2012. Photo 7: Telebeans (January 2005)
Lewiston (Lewiston-Woodville) Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: LSTNNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 348 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Mamie Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: MAMINCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 491 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Manteo Photo 2 | Photo 3	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: MANTNCXA47F Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 473, 475 Notes: Sporting the new Brightspeed logo! Current photo: GSV. Photos 2-3: October 2014
Moyock "Main" Photo 2	Listing Updated: May 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: MOYCNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 435 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (May 2004)
Moyock "Sligo" Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: MOYCNCXBRS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 232 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Murfreesboro Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: MRBONCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 396, 398 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Ocracoke Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4 | Photo 5	Listing Updated: September 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: OCRCNCXA92F Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 928 Notes: Microwave tower, mobile telephone switching office & emergency generator. Photos 1-4 from June 2014. Photo 5 is from 2006.
Oriental Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2013 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: ORNTNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 249 Notes: Source: GSV
Pike Road	Listing Updated: December 2004 Operating Company: Wilkes Communications/Tri-County Telephone Membership (Tri-County Broadband) CLLI: (was PKRDNCXA935) Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nokia Siemens DCO RLS Prefixes Served: (252) 935 Notes: Now served out of the Sidney central office. Source: Telebeans
Piney Woods "Hickory Crossroads" Photo 2	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: PYWDNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 297 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (February 2005)
Plymouth Photo 2	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: PLMONCXA79A Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (252) 791, 793 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (December 2004)
Rich Square Photo 2	Listing Updated: June 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: RCSQNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 539 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (June 2004)
Roanoke Rapids Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: RNRPNCXA53A Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (252) 308, 410, 519, 533, 535, 537 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Robersonville Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: RBVLNCXARS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (252) 795 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Rocky Mount "XA" Photo 2 | Photo 3	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: RCMTNCXA97F Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (252) 212, 407, 442, 446, 450, 454, 467, 972-3, 977, 984-5 Notes: Also the former home to an AT&T Long Lines tandem and switches for several other CLECs and cellular companies. Current photo: GSV. Photos 2 & 3: Telebeans
Roxobel Photo 2	Listing Updated: June 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: RXBLNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 344 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (June 2004)
Scotland Neck Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: SCNKNCXARP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (252) 826 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Seaboard Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: SBRDNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 589 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (May 2004)
Shiloh Photo 2	Listing Updated: September 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: SHLHNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 336 Notes: A mix of two worlds. Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (May 2004)
South Mills Photo 2	Listing Updated: September 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: STMLNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 771 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Sunbury	Listing Updated: December 2004 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: SNBYNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 465 Notes: Source: Telebeans
Swansboro-West Carteret "Emerald Isle" Photo 2	Listing Updated: August 2017 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: SWNSNCXBRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (252) 354 Notes: Source: Jay C.
Waves Photo 2 | Photo 3	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WAVSNCXA987 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 987 Notes: Photo 2: June 2014. Photo 3 is from Telebeans
Weeksville Photo 2	Listing Updated: March 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WKVLNCXA330 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 330 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (May 2004)
Welch "Small Cross Roads"	Listing Updated: December 2004 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WLCHNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 221 Notes: Source: Telebeans
Weldon Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WLDNNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 536, 538 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Whitakers Photo 2	Listing Updated: February 2023 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WHTKNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 437 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans (September 2004)
Windsor Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WNDSNCXA79F Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 794 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Winton Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WITNNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 358 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Woodland Photo 2	Listing Updated: July 2020 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WDLDNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 587 Notes: Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Telebeans
Woodville (Perquimans Co.)	Listing Updated: February 2005 Operating Company: Brightspeed/Centurylink/Embarq/Sprint/Carolina Telephone CLLI: WDVLNCXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (252) 264 Notes: Source: Telebeans

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