980 Area Code in North Carolina, United States

Description

Area code 980 is an overlay for area code 704 in the Charlotte metropolitan region of North Carolina. Introduced in 2001, it was the first overlay implemented in the state and required the adoption of ten-digit dialing in the region. It covers the same geographic area as 704, including cities like Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord, and Huntersville. As Charlotte continues to grow as a major banking and business hub, 980 helps accommodate the increasing demand for mobile and business lines. Though newer than 704, 980 is now a common sight in the region’s rapidly expanding urban and suburban communities.

Time & Time Zone

Time zone:

Eastern (GMT -05:00)

Current time:

Map

Major Cities

City	Prefixes
Charlotte	(980) 200 , (980) 202 , (980) 205 , (980) 207 , (980) 208 , (980) 209 , (980) 213 , (980) 216 , (980) 218 , (980) 219 , (980) 224 , (980) 225 , (980) 226 , (980) 228 , (980) 229 , (980) 230 , (980) 232 , (980) 233 , (980) 235 , (980) 236 , (980) 237 , (980) 249 , (980) 253 , (980) 254 , (980) 263 , (980) 265 , (980) 272 , (980) 275 , (980) 277 , (980) 297 , (980) 298 , (980) 307 , (980) 314 , (980) 318 , (980) 319 , (980) 321 , (980) 322 , (980) 333 , (980) 335 , (980) 343 , (980) 344 , (980) 345 , (980) 348 , (980) 355 , (980) 359 , (980) 365 , (980) 373 , (980) 386 , (980) 387 , (980) 388 , (980) 395 , (980) 406 , (980) 422 , (980) 428 , (980) 442 , (980) 475 , (980) 523 , (980) 598 , (980) 613 , (980) 636 , (980) 638 , (980) 683 , (980) 721 , (980) 722 , (980) 729 , (980) 776 , (980) 819 , (980) 833 , (980) 875 , (980) 939 , (980) 949
Concord	(980) 248 , (980) 255 , (980) 268 , (980) 521 , (980) 621 , (980) 622 , (980) 777 , (980) 781
Gastonia	(980) 238 , (980) 285 , (980) 320 , (980) 329 , (980) 522 , (980) 888 , (980) 989
Shelby	(980) 220 , (980) 295 , (980) 404 , (980) 487
Lincolnton	(980) 212 , (980) 241 , (980) 429
Matthews	(980) 245 , (980) 262 , (980) 339
Salisbury	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 643
Mecklenburg	(980) 231 , (980) 267 , (980) 938
Monroe	(980) 239 , (980) 313 , (980) 328
Albemarle	(980) 581 , (980) 734
Harmony	(980) 379 , (980) 698
Gaston	(980) 352 , (980) 834

Counties

County	Prefixes
Mecklenburg	(980) 200 , (980) 202 , (980) 205 , (980) 207 , (980) 208 , (980) 209 , (980) 213 , (980) 216 , (980) 218 , (980) 219 , (980) 224 , (980) 225 , (980) 226 , (980) 228 , (980) 229 , (980) 230 , (980) 231 , (980) 232 , (980) 233 , (980) 235 , (980) 236 , (980) 237 , (980) 249 , (980) 253 , (980) 254 , (980) 263 , (980) 265 , (980) 267 , (980) 272 , (980) 275 , (980) 277 , (980) 297 , (980) 298 , (980) 307 , (980) 314 , (980) 318 , (980) 319 , (980) 321 , (980) 322 , (980) 333 , (980) 335 , (980) 343 , (980) 344 , (980) 345 , (980) 348 , (980) 355 , (980) 359 , (980) 365 , (980) 373 , (980) 386 , (980) 387 , (980) 388 , (980) 395 , (980) 406 , (980) 422 , (980) 428 , (980) 442 , (980) 475 , (980) 523 , (980) 598 , (980) 613 , (980) 636 , (980) 638 , (980) 683 , (980) 721 , (980) 722 , (980) 729 , (980) 776 , (980) 819 , (980) 833 , (980) 875 , (980) 938 , (980) 939 , (980) 949
Gaston	(980) 238 , (980) 283 , (980) 285 , (980) 320 , (980) 329 , (980) 352 , (980) 494 , (980) 522 , (980) 533 , (980) 834 , (980) 888 , (980) 989
Cabarrus	(980) 248 , (980) 255 , (980) 258 , (980) 268 , (980) 432 , (980) 521 , (980) 621 , (980) 622 , (980) 777 , (980) 781 , (980) 922
Union	(980) 239 , (980) 245 , (980) 262 , (980) 313 , (980) 328 , (980) 339
Iredell	(980) 206 , (980) 223 , (980) 379 , (980) 698 , (980) 829
Cleveland	(980) 220 , (980) 292 , (980) 295 , (980) 404 , (980) 487
Stanly	(980) 227 , (980) 325 , (980) 354 , (980) 581 , (980) 734
Lincoln	(980) 212 , (980) 222 , (980) 241 , (980) 247 , (980) 429
Rowan	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 458 , (980) 643
Anson	(980) 278
Catawba	(980) 858

Telephone Carriers

Carrier	Type	Prefixes (%)
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel Tel	Landline	15%
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless Nc	Wireless	13%
Sprint Spectrum L P	Wireless	11%
Suncom Dba T Mobile Usa	Wireless	11%
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Ga	Wireless	9%
Bandwidth Com Clec Llc Nc		5%
Windstream Communications Inc Nc	Landline	4%
Peerless Network Of North Carolina Llc Nc	Landline	4%
Level 3 Communications Llc Nc	Landline	4%
Time Warner Cbl Info Svc Nc Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline	3%
Sbc Internet Services Inc	Landline	2%
Sprint Communications Company L P Nc	Landline	2%
Broadvox Clec Llc Nc	Landline	1%
365 Wireless Llc	Wireless	1%
Birch Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Xo North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Windstream North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Intermedia Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Cricket Communications Inc	Wireless	1%
Springboard Telecom Llc Nc	Landline	1%
South Carolina Net Inc Nc		1%
Us Lec Of North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Net Talk Com Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Windstream Concord Telephone Inc	Landline	1%
Nuvox Communications	Landline	1%
Time Warner Communications Axs Nc Charlotte	Landline	1%
Qwest Communications Company Llc		1%
Deltacom Inc Nc	Landline	1%

Prefixes

Prefix	City	Carrier	Type
(980) 218	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 320	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 406	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 268	Concord	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 442	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 949	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 734	Albemarle	Windstream Concord Telephone Inc.	Landline
(980) 314	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 231	Mecklenburg	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 333	Charlotte	Deltacom, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 344	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 636	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 432	Cabarrus
(980) 328	Monroe	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 228	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 621	Concord	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 683	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 319	Charlotte	365 Wireless, Llc	Wireless
(980) 229	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 254	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 359	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 348	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 581	Albemarle	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 833	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 212	Lincolnton	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 729	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 307	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 277	Charlotte	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 888	Gastonia	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 429	Lincolnton	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 354	Locust	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 313	Monroe	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 638	Charlotte	Net Talk.com, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 643	Salisbury	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 232	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 234	Salisbury	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 329	Gastonia	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 428	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 248	Concord	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 249	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 523	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 235	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 241	Lincolnton	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 263	Charlotte	Broadvox-clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 339	Matthews	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 386	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 206	Troutman	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 321	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 494	Stanley	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 622	Concord	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 343	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 829	Statesville	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 236	Charlotte	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 698	Harmony	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 275	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 387	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 237	Charlotte	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 285	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 292	Kings Mountain	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 379	Harmony	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 521	Concord	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 938	Mecklenburg	Qwest Communications Company, Llc
(980) 989	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 200	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 224	Charlotte	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 258	Harrisburg	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 267	Mecklenburg	Sprint Spectrum L.p.
(980) 283	Belmont	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 345	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 777	Concord	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 352	Gaston	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 322	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 239	Monroe	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 875	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 722	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 422	Charlotte	Xo North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 219	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 404	Shelby	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 225	Charlotte	Xo North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 487	Shelby	Time Warner Communications Axs - Nc - Charlotte	Landline
(980) 262	Matthews	Windstream North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 858	Newton	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 939	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Landline
(980) 475	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 265	Charlotte	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 278	Wadesboro	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 781	Concord	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 238	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 819	Charlotte	Intermedia Communications Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 922	Mount Pleasant	Windstream Concord Telephone Inc.	Landline
(980) 834	Gaston	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc
(980) 230	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 255	Concord	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 395	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 613	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 227	Locust	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 721	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 458	Cleveland	Us Lec of North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 335	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 297	Charlotte	Springboard Telecom, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 226	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 209	Charlotte	Birch Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 272	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 533	Bessemer City	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 318	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 776	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 373	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 246
(980) 522	Gastonia	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 205	Charlotte	Cricket Communications, Inc.	Wireless
(980) 207	Charlotte	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 247	Lincoln	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 245	Matthews	Nuvox Communications	Landline
(980) 253	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 213	Charlotte	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 223	Statesville	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 388	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 216	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 355	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 202	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 365	Charlotte	Intermedia Communications Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 444		South Carolina Net, Inc. - Nc
(980) 295	Shelby	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 222	Denver	South Carolina Net, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 220	Shelby	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 233	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 332	Salisbury	Windstream North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 598	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 298	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 208	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 325	Norwood	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline