Area code 828

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Area codes of North Carolina.
Area codes of North Carolina.

In the North American Numbering Plan, Area Code 828 is the telephone area code for the western mountain regions of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The area code was carved out of the 704 area code in 1998 to free up numbers because of the popularity of pagers and cell phones.

[edit] Cities and Towns

The major city in the 828 area code is Asheville with other cities and towns including:

[edit] See also

State of North Carolina Area Codes: 252, 336, 704, 828, 910, 919, 980
North: 423, 336
West: 423, 865 Area code 828 East: 336, 704/980
South: 706, 864
State of Tennessee Area Codes: 423, 615, 731, 865, 901, 931
State of South Carolina Area Codes: 803, 843, 864
State of Georgia area codes: 229, 404, 478, 678, 706, 770, 912