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704 Area Code

Area code 704 serves Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Huntersville, Kannapolis and nearby communities in North Carolina. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateNorth Carolina
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use780
Overlay with980
Projected to run out2038
CharlotteConcordGastoniaHuntersvilleKannapolisMooresvilleIndian TrailMonroeSalisburyCorneliusMatthewsStatesvilleMint HillShelbyWaxhawHarrisburgMount HollyAlbemarleStallingsDavidsonBelmontWeddingtonNewtonLake Norman of IredellLincolntonKings MountainPinevilleWesley ChapelLake Norman of CatawbaMarvinCherryvilleDallasLocustBessemer CityCramertonMidlandWestportWadesboroCharlotteConcordKannapolisIndian TrailSalisbury
Cities and towns served by area code 704

Who issues 704 numbers

Mobile 27%VoIP and cable 13%Landline 60%

Share of the 780 prefixes (the three digits after 704) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Southern Bell Tel & Tel241
Windstream110
Verizon Wireless95
Lumen (Level 3)65
T-Mobile60
AT&T Mobility55
Paetec Itel45
Spok21

Cities and towns in area code 704

CityPopulationOther area codes
Charlotte964,784980
Concord114,598980
Gastonia87,067980
Huntersville68,535980
Kannapolis61,708980
Mooresville55,842980
Indian Trail44,303980
Monroe42,644980
Salisbury36,879980
Cornelius35,094980
Matthews32,769980
Statesville32,181980
Mint Hill29,476980
Shelby23,309980
Waxhaw23,140980
Harrisburg20,742980
Mount Holly19,033980
Albemarle17,769980
Stallings17,760980
Davidson16,662980
Belmont16,415980
Weddington14,517980
Newton13,822828, 980
Lake Norman of Iredell12,496980
Lincolnton12,465980
Kings Mountain12,117980
Pineville11,851980
Wesley Chapel9,566980
Lake Norman of Catawba9,308980
Marvin7,040980
Cherryville6,523980
Dallas6,392980
Locust6,120980
Bessemer City5,834980
Cramerton5,713980
Midland5,151980
Westport5,079980
Wadesboro5,035980

Got a call from 704?

A 704 number was originally issued in North Carolina, but that does not prove the caller is there. 13% of 704 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 780 prefixes in area code 704

Format: (704) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 704

Where is area code 704?
Area code 704 is in North Carolina. It covers Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Mooresville and 32 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 704?
Area code 704 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 704 a toll-free number?
No. 704 is a geographic area code in North Carolina. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 704 share its area with 980?
704 and 980 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 704 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 704/980 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2038. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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