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Get a local business phone number in Statesville, NC

Statesville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Statesville number in front of your customers.

Area code
704 / 980
Exchanges
44NANPA-assigned
Carriers
15
Population
31,693Census 2024 est.

What area code is Statesville, NC?

Statesville, in Iredell County, North Carolina, had a Census-estimated population of 31,693 in July 2024. NANPA lists 44 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 704 has the most (33, 75%). 704 is part of an overlay with 980, so a new local number in Statesville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Statesville 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.

Area codes with exchanges in Statesville, NC
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7043375%1947980Eastern
9801125%2001704Eastern

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Statesville exchanges by carrier

15 carriers hold the 44 exchanges assigned to Statesville's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 11. 37 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.

Carriers holding exchanges in Statesville, NC
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel1125%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NC716%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga614%
Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA511%
Level 3 Telecom of North Carolina, LP - NC24.5%
Paetec Itel, LLC24.5%
Onvoy, LLC - NC24.5%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC24.5%
Spok, INC.12.3%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - NC12.3%
TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC12.3%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NC12.3%

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.

Statesville phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Statesville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 6 of the 44 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Statesville, NC
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
704229, 252, 253, 380, 397, 402, 437, 450, 495, 498, 500, 657, 682, 761, 768, 775, 818, 832, 838, 871, 872, 873, 876, 878, 880, 881, 883, 902, 903, 924, 928, 929, 978
980223, 362, 391, 434, 496, 524, 534, 540, 635, 759, 829

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Statesville's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Statesville numbers was added to the local supply.

Statesville, NC: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s427%
2010s533%
2020s640%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

Rate centers and local calling in Statesville

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Statesville that is STATESVL, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Statesville.

Keeping an existing Statesville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 704 when you pick it.

Who does business near Statesville

Statesville 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).

Selected industries in the Charlotte, NC-SC metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Offices of real estate agents and brokers2,4005,1312.1
Full-service restaurants2,17649,18622.6
Limited-service restaurants2,13446,22421.7
Physician practices1,46026,31318.0
Management consulting firms1,36015,20611.2
Insurance agencies and brokerages1,1298,1687.2
Dental offices1,1239,7188.7
Landscaping services1,1039,6858.8

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

A Statesville number on Callata

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 Statesville, 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.

The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Charlotte, NC-SC metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Statesville, NC?

Statesville has exchanges in 704 and 980; 704 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Statesville?

15, holding 44 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Statesville 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 Statesville?

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).