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Area code
980
In service
United States · since 2001

Charlotte (overlay)

Area code 980 is an all-services overlay of area code 704 covering the Charlotte metropolitan area. It entered service in 2000, becoming the first overlay in North Carolina.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Charlotte (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2001
Projected exhaust
2038 Q3

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 980 is

Same geography as 704: Charlotte metro and about a dozen south-central NC counties (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Rowan and others)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 980:

CharlotteGastoniaConcordKannapolisSalisburyStatesville

Coextensive with 704; not tied to any single city.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 980 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?

Overlay · 2000 704 Charlotte metropolitan area 980 overlays the entire 704 numbering plan area (same geography, both sides).
What's changing. Overlay code over 704; not a standalone geography.
C · History

How 980 got here

2000-05-01
Area code 980 overlay entered service over area code 704, the first overlay in North Carolina.
Source: Wikipedia
2001-01-10
Mandatory 10-digit dialing began.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
478
Prefixes available
322
Thousands-blocks assigned
4,175

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 codes 704 and 980
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.