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Hendersonville's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Hendersonville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 828
- Exchanges
- 46NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 11
- Population
- 15,656Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Hendersonville
Hendersonville city is a Census place in Henderson County, North Carolina, with an estimated 15,656 residents in 2024. All 46 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 828. Hendersonville is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 828 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 828 | 46 | 100% | 1998 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Hendersonville
11 carriers hold the 46 exchanges assigned to Hendersonville's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga has the most, with 23. 37 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Hendersonville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 23 | 50% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 10 | 22% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NC | 3 | 6.5% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 4.3% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 2 | 4.3% |
| United States Cellular - NC | 1 | 2.2% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NC | 1 | 2.2% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC | 1 | 2.2% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 2.2% |
| Nuso, LLC | 1 | 2.2% |
| CSC Voice, LLC | 1 | 2.2% |
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 Hendersonville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Hendersonville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 25 of the 46 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 828 | 233, 272, 290, 309, 388, 393, 435, 451, 489, 491, 513, 595, 636, 642, 671, 685, 692, 693, 694, 696, 697, 698, 699, 714, 730, 731, 753, 798, 819, 825, 834, 841, 845, 847, 849, 853, 854, 876, 881, 890, 891, 905, 906, 907, 909, 921 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Hendersonville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Hendersonville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 18% |
| 2010s | 2 | 6.1% |
| 2020s | 25 | 76% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Hendersonville
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Hendersonville's numbers are rated to the HENDERSNVL rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Hendersonville number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 828 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Hendersonville is part of the Asheville, NC metro area, home to 422,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 13,350 business establishments in the Asheville, NC metro area in 2023, employing 169,531 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,784), health care and social assistance (1,723), and professional, scientific, and technical services (1,536).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 483 | 856 | 1.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 433 | 9,886 | 22.8 |
| Physician practices | 404 | 6,857 | 17.0 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 355 | 7,011 | 19.7 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 306 | 1,036 | 3.4 |
| Landscaping services | 249 | 1,522 | 6.1 |
| Residential remodelers | 215 | 754 | 3.5 |
| Management consulting firms | 213 | 475 | 2.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Hendersonville
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Hendersonville, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Asheville, NC metro area, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $390.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $324.35, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 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 | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
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 Hendersonville, NC?
828. All exchanges NANPA lists for Hendersonville are in 828.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Hendersonville?
11, holding 46 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).