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Charlotte's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Charlotte number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 704 / 980
- Exchanges
- 539NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 49
- Population
- 943,476Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Charlotte
Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, had a Census-estimated population of 943,476 in July 2024. NANPA lists 539 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 704 has the most (345, 64%). 704 is part of an overlay with 980, so a new local number in Charlotte may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Charlotte is in the Eastern time zone.
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.
Phone carriers in Charlotte
49 carriers hold the 539 exchanges assigned to Charlotte's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 168. 359 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 168 | 31% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC | 93 | 17% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 59 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 43 | 8.0% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NC | 25 | 4.6% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NC | 18 | 3.3% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 15 | 2.8% |
| Spok, INC. | 14 | 2.6% |
| Windstream Communications, INC. - NC | 12 | 2.2% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - NC | 11 | 2.0% |
| Level 3 Telecom of North Carolina, LP - NC | 10 | 1.9% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - NC | 10 | 1.9% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Charlotte
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Charlotte. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 66 of the 539 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 704 | 200, 201, 206, 208, 222, 227, 231, 236, 241, 247, 248, 249, 258, 264, 265, 277, 280, 281, 285, 287, 293, 295, 299, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 309, 315, 316, 317, 319, 323, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 381, 382, 383, 384, 386, 387, 388, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398, 399, 400, 401, 405, 408, 409, 410, 412, 414, 416, 417, 420, 421, 423, 424, 426, 427, 429, 430, 432, 442, 444, 446, 449, 451, 458, 468, 469, 488, 491, 492, 493, 494, 496, 497, 499, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 525, 526, 527, 529, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 551, 552, 553, 554, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 602, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 612, 613, 614, 615, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 625, 626 |
First 240 of 539 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Charlotte's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Charlotte numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89 | 37% |
| 2010s | 86 | 36% |
| 2020s | 66 | 27% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Charlotte
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Charlotte that is CHARLOTTE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Charlotte.
If your business already has a Charlotte number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Charlotte is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, home to 2.9 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 71,411 business establishments in the Charlotte, NC-SC metro area in 2023, employing 1,238,884 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (8,569), retail trade (8,197), and construction (7,500).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 2,400 | 5,131 | 2.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 2,176 | 49,186 | 22.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 2,134 | 46,224 | 21.7 |
| Physician practices | 1,460 | 26,313 | 18.0 |
| Management consulting firms | 1,360 | 15,206 | 11.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,129 | 8,168 | 7.2 |
| Dental offices | 1,123 | 9,718 | 8.7 |
| Landscaping services | 1,103 | 9,685 | 8.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Charlotte
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Charlotte, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Charlotte, NC-SC metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Charlotte, NC?
Charlotte has exchanges in 704 and 980; 704 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Charlotte?
49, holding 539 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Charlotte business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Charlotte?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).