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980 Area Code

Area code 980 serves Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Huntersville, Kannapolis and nearby communities in North Carolina. It has been in service since April 1, 2001, when it was split from 704.

StateNorth Carolina
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use463
Overlay with704
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 980

Who issues 980 numbers

Mobile 30%VoIP and cable 42%Landline 28%

Share of the 463 prefixes (the three digits after 980) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)100
Verizon Wireless62
T-Mobile48
Bandwidth38
AT&T Mobility26
Southern Bell Tel & Tel20
Lumen (Level 3)18
Metropcs17

Cities and towns in area code 980

CityPopulationOther area codes
Charlotte964,784704
Concord114,598704
Gastonia87,067704
Huntersville68,535704
Kannapolis61,708704
Mooresville55,842704
Indian Trail44,303704
Monroe42,644704
Salisbury36,879704
Cornelius35,094704
Matthews32,769704
Statesville32,181704
Mint Hill29,476704
Shelby23,309704
Waxhaw23,140704
Harrisburg20,742704
Mount Holly19,033704
Albemarle17,769704
Stallings17,760704
Davidson16,662704
Belmont16,415704
Weddington14,517704
Newton13,822828, 704
Lake Norman of Iredell12,496704
Lincolnton12,465704
Kings Mountain12,117704
Pineville11,851704
Wesley Chapel9,566704
Lake Norman of Catawba9,308704
Marvin7,040704
Cherryville6,523704
Dallas6,392704
Locust6,120704
Bessemer City5,834704
Cramerton5,713704
Midland5,151704
Westport5,079704
Wadesboro5,035704

Got a call from 980?

A 980 number was originally issued in North Carolina, but that does not prove the caller is there. 42% of 980 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 463 prefixes in area code 980

Format: (980) 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 980

Where is area code 980?
Area code 980 is in North Carolina. It covers Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Mooresville and 32 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 980?
Area code 980 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 980 a toll-free number?
No. 980 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 980 share its area with 704?
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 980 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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