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Area code 828

Area code 828 serves North Carolina, including Asheville, Hickory and Morganton (Eastern time). It has been in service since March 22, 1998 and shares its area with 451.

Numbers starting with 828 drew 1,756 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 857 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 828 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
North CarolinaCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
March 22, 1998Created from 704
Overlay
Same area as 451
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
724 of 792held by 61 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2029NANPA forecast 2026.2, relief planning under way

Complaints about 828 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 828. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

1,756

FCC complaints since November 2023

857

Different 828 numbers reported

2,398

FCC complaints naming an 828 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202313
December 202318
January 202419
February 202413
March 202411
April 202411
May 202416
June 20246
July 202414
August 202418
September 202412
October 202413
November 202425
December 202423
January 202512
February 202529
March 202527
April 202529
May 202528
June 202527
July 202541
August 202559
September 202559
October 20254
November 202523
December 202517
January 202629
February 202624
March 202621
April 202621
May 202631
June 202611
July 202615
August 202625
September 202615
October 202645

What people said 828 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,151 of 1,756 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other728
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)253
Dropped call or no message227
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends185
Medical and prescriptions168
Computer and technical support27

Most reported 828 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 828

NANPA lists 74 rate centers for 828. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Asheville99
  • Hickory79
  • Morganton52
  • Hendersonville46
  • Arden35
  • Boone21
  • Sylva19
  • Lenoir18
  • Waynesville16
  • Rutherfordton15
  • Forest City14
  • Franklin13
  • Marion13
  • Newton12
  • Brevard11
  • Enka Candler9
  • Granite Falls9
  • Highlands8
  • Murphy8
  • Spruce Pine8
  • Black Mountain7
  • Canton7
  • Claremont7
  • Newland7
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Taylorsville, Valdese, Blowing Rock, Bryson City, Burnsville, Cherokee, Ellenboro, Fairview, Maiden, Weaverville, Banner Elk, Cashiers, Clyde, Columbus, Mars Hill, Robbinsville, Caroleen, Hildebran, Lake Lure, Leicester, Maggie Valley, Marshall, Suit, Swannanoa, Tryon, Watauga, Andrews, Bakersville, Bethlehem, Catawba, Cullowhee, Garden City, Guntertown, Hayesville, Liberty (cherokee), Micaville, Mountain View, Sherrills Ford, Waterville, Barnardsville, Beech Mountain, Glenwood Providence, Green Creek, Hot Springs, Old Fort, Saluda, Sevier, Sugar Grove, Fontana Village, Xxxxxxxxxx.

Phone companies holding 828 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 70% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 61 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel102
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA87
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NC86
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NC45
Paetec Itel, LLC42
Frontier Communications of the Carolinas Inc. - NC39
Onvoy, LLC - NC39
Suncom dba T-Mobile USA34

When today's 828 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200123
200238
200335
200416
200512
200615
20076
20083
20099
20107
20116
20124
20133
201410
20156
20169
201716
20189
20198
202010
202121
202224
202333
202424
202515
202620

Check an 828 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in North Carolina

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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