Area code 704

Area code 704 at a glance

Area code 704 is a geographic area code in North Carolina, in service since January 1, 1947, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is an overlay: 704 and 980 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord, Salisbury, and Statesville. By population, its largest named places are Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Huntersville, and Kannapolis.

Where 704 numbers are local

704 holds 14% of the 5,574 central office codes assigned in North Carolina, the 3rd most of the state's 10 codes. 44 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 704 exchanges; the most populous are Charlotte (943,000), Concord (112,000), Gastonia (85,535), and Huntersville (67,087). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 704

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 704 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number.

Carriers with 704 numbers

26 carriers hold the 782 central office codes assigned in 704. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 243 (31%). 500 of the codes (64%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Rate centers and towns in 704

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 704 has codes in 57 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

704 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 782 are assigned in 704, 98% of 800. 6 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 704 for business calls

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Porting a number you already use in area code 704 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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