Area code 828: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 828 is in North Carolina.
North Carolina (Asheville, Franklin, Hickory, Murphy, Waynesville, and parts of western North Carolina)
| Where | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 1998 |
| Overlay | No |
| Prefixes assigned | 724 of 792 possible (91%) |
Where 828 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 828, with how many prefixes each has.
Plus 13 smaller rate centers.
Who holds 828 numbers
- Mobile carrier 34%
- Local phone company 27%
- Internet / business phone carrier 33%
- Paging service 1%
- Phone company 5%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T (local phone) | Local phone company | 105 | 15% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 87 | 12% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 86 | 12% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 47 | 6% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 46 | 6% |
| Windstream (PAETEC) | Internet / business phone carrier | 42 | 6% |
| Frontier | Local phone company | 40 | 6% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 29 | 4% |
| Brightspeed Of North Carolina | Local phone company | 27 | 4% |
| UScellular | Mobile carrier | 25 | 3% |
Most prefixes are pooled: the 10,000 numbers in each are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to different carriers, and people can also take their numbers to another carrier. So the carrier shown is where the prefix started, not a guarantee about any one number.
States served: North Carolina.
Other area codes in North Carolina
252 336 472 704 743 910 919 980 984
Got a call from 828?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. People keep their numbers when they move, and scammers can fake any number. If you weren't expecting the call, let it go to voicemail.
If the call shows a 828 number that matches the first six digits of your own, that's often neighbor spoofing. Use the box above to check the full number.
Area code facts from the NANPA area code database (updated 10/06/2026); prefixes and carriers from NANPA's central office code records (updated 2026-10-10). Place description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.