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
Monroe	(980) 239 , (980) 313 , (980) 328
Salisbury	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 643
Lincolnton	(980) 212 , (980) 241 , (980) 429
Matthews	(980) 245 , (980) 262 , (980) 339
Mecklenburg	(980) 231 , (980) 267 , (980) 938
Gaston	(980) 352 , (980) 834
Harmony	(980) 379 , (980) 698
Albemarle	(980) 581 , (980) 734

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
Lincoln	(980) 212 , (980) 222 , (980) 241 , (980) 247 , (980) 429
Iredell	(980) 206 , (980) 223 , (980) 379 , (980) 698 , (980) 829
Stanly	(980) 227 , (980) 325 , (980) 354 , (980) 581 , (980) 734
Cleveland	(980) 220 , (980) 292 , (980) 295 , (980) 404 , (980) 487
Rowan	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 458 , (980) 643
Catawba	(980) 858
Anson	(980) 278

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	Landline	5%
Windstream Communications Inc Nc	Landline	4%
Level 3 Communications Llc Nc	Landline	4%
Peerless Network Of North Carolina 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%
Us Lec Of North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Cricket Communications Inc	Wireless	1%
South Carolina Net Inc Nc		1%
Deltacom Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Birch Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Net Talk Com Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Windstream Concord Telephone Inc	Landline	1%
Intermedia Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Qwest Communications Company Llc		1%
Windstream North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Time Warner Communications Axs Nc Charlotte	Landline	1%
Springboard Telecom Llc Nc	Landline	1%
Broadvox Clec Llc Nc	Landline	1%
Nuvox Communications	Landline	1%
Xo North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
365 Wireless Llc	Wireless	1%

Prefixes

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