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Area code
828
In service
United States · since 1998

Western North Carolina (Asheville)

Area code 828 serves most of the western third of North Carolina, including the Blue Ridge Mountains and Foothills, with Asheville as the largest city. It was split from area code 704 in 1998, and an overlay is planned for 2026.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Western North Carolina (Asheville)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1998
Projected exhaust
2029 Q2

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 828 is

Western third of NC (Blue Ridge Mountains and Foothills), including Buncombe, Catawba, Watauga, Henderson, Caldwell, McDowell, Macon and Cherokee counties..

Communities served wholly or partly by 828:

AshevilleHickoryBooneHendersonvilleLenoirMarionNewtonBrevardFranklinMurphy
B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 828 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1998 704 Charlotte metropolitan area Split from area code 704 on March 22, 1998.
What's changing. Currently a single area code; a new overlay is planned for 2026 (code TBD — re-check NANPA).
C · History

How 828 got here

1998-03-22
Area code 828 activated, serving western North Carolina.
Source: Wikipedia
2026
An overlay is planned to address number exhaustion; the new code was not yet assigned as of the source. (UNVERIFIED — re-check NANPA)
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
749
Prefixes available
51
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,393

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 828
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.