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title: "Area code 828: North Carolina, United States"
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summary: "Area code 828 serves North Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Carolina."
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# Area code 828: North Carolina, United States

Area code 828 serves North Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Carolina.

NANPA lists 713 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 828, held by 60 holders across 74 rate centers.
Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 102 (14%). 70% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,487 complaints on file for 2,090 numbers in 828, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1998-03-22
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 713
- Pooled prefixes: 498 (70%)
- Rate centers: 74
- Companies holding prefixes: 60
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-18 to 2026-05-28 (371 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 62

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASHEVILLE | 99 | 14% |
| HICKORY | 78 | 11% |
| MORGANTON | 50 | 7% |
| HENDERSNVL | 41 | 6% |
| ARDEN | 35 | 5% |
| BOONE | 20 | 3% |
| SYLVA | 19 | 3% |
| LENOIR | 18 | 3% |
| 66 other rate centers | 353 | 50% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 102 | 14% |
| Verizon Wireless | 86 | 12% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 80 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications | 45 | 6% |
| Paetec Itel | 42 | 6% |
| Frontier Communications Of The Carolinas | 39 | 5% |
| 54 other carriers | 319 | 45% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 704, named as the parent of 828 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1998-03-22: Area code 828 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 828, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 821 (about 63 miles), 864 (about 67 miles), 704 (about 89 miles), 980 (about 89 miles) and 423 (about 92 miles).

## ZIP codes

62 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Asheville, NC (11 ZIP codes), Hickory, NC (3 ZIP codes) and Boone, NC (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

2,487 complaints for 2,090 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 119
- 2024: 99
- 2025: 193

## Questions

### Where is area code 828?

NANPA assigns area code 828 to North Carolina, United States.

### In which state does area code 828 sit?

North Carolina. 828 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 828 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 828 are Asheville, NC, Hickory, NC and Boone, NC. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 828?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 828, Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 102 prefixes or 14%.

### Which time zone does 828 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 828 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 828 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1998-03-22, so 828 has been in use since 1998.

### Does area code 828 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 828.

### Which area codes are nearest to 828?

The area codes closest to 828, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 821 (about 63 miles), 864 (about 67 miles), 704 (about 89 miles), 980 (about 89 miles) and 423 (about 92 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 828 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 713 prefixes in service in 828, spread over 74 rate centers and 60 holders.

### Are there complaints about 828 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,487 complaints for 2,090 numbers in 828. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).