828
Area code
NC
United States geographic area code, in service since 1998-03-22. NANPA has flagged this area code for relief planning.
Split from 704.
Statusin service
Introduced1998-03-22
JurisdictionNC, US
Local dialing7D
Time zoneEastern
ReliefPlanning
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 94.6% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%749 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-18, most recent 2026-09-10.
Relief planning is under way for area code 828.
No planning letter has been issued yet for this cycle — this page will be updated the day one is published. Subscribe to the change-event feed to be notified.
Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “NC” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.
Top assignees
Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier| Rank | Assignee | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL | 103 | 13.8% |
| 02 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 87 | 11.6% |
| 03 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC | 86 | 11.5% |
| 04 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NC | 45 | 6% |
| 05 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 42 | 5.6% |
| 06 | ONVOY, LLC - NC | 39 | 5.2% |
| 07 | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - NC | 39 | 5.2% |
| 08 | SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | 29 | 3.9% |
| 09 | BRIGHTSPEED OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC | 27 | 3.6% |
| 10 | UNITED STATES CELLULAR - NC | 25 | 3.3% |
Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.
Change history
Recorded events for this NPA- 1998-03-22Area code 828 entered service (created from 704).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-03-02 | PL-114 ↗ | BellSouth Operation Support Systems Update and the Alabama and North Carolina NPA Splits |
| 1998-01-08 | PL-105 ↗ | NANP-Split of 704 (North Carolina) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) |