{{Short description|Area code for western North Carolina, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} 380px|thumb|North Carolina area codes
'''Area code 828''' is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for most of the western third of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The numbering plan area (NPA) comprises the Blue Ridge Mountains and most of the Foothills. The largest city is Asheville.
Area code 828 was split from the 704 numbering plan area on March 22, 1998, to provide relief from numbering plan exhaustion brought about by the popularity of pagers and cell phones.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalnanpa.com/pdf_previous/pl-nanp-105.pdf |title=NANP-Split of 704 (North Carolina) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) |publisher=NANPA |date=1998-01-08 |access-date=2023-02-16 }}</ref>
In 2026, with the number of possible phone numbers running out, an overlay is being considered, which would give the area enough numbers for 30 years. The new number is not known.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.themountaineer.com/news/828-running-out-of-phone-numbers-new-area-code-is-coming/article_d985f386-59cd-4dde-9bed-34c07d14c6f9.html|title=828 running out of phone numbers: new area code is coming|last=Long|first=Aarik|work=The Mountaineer|date=March 25, 2026}}</ref>
==Service area== Among the cities and towns in the 828 numbering plan area are: Asheville, Conover, Hendersonville, Hickory, Lenoir, Maiden, Marion, Morganton, Murphy, and Newton.
The city of Hickory is often grouped with the Charlotte metropolitan area, but uses 828 rather than Charlotte's area codes 704 and 980.
Other communities include: {{Div col|colwidth=12em}} * Andrews * Bakersville * Barnardsville * Black Mountain * Blowing Rock * Boone * Bryson City * Burnsville * Brevard * Cashiers * Columbus * Cherokee * Canton * Dillsboro * Franklin * Flat Rock * Granite Falls * Hayesville * Highlands * Hildebran * Hot Springs * Hudson * Maggie Valley * Maiden * Mars Hill * Marshall * Old Fort * Qualla * Robbinsville * Rosman * Rutherfordton * Spruce Pine * Sylva * Taylorsville * Topton * Valdese * Waynesville * Weaverville * Whittier {{Div col end}}
==See also== * List of North Carolina area codes
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Area_code_footer|Map=NC}}
{{Area code box|State=NC | This= Area code 828 | N=423, 336/743 | S=706/762, 864/821 | E=336/743, 704/980, | W=423, 865 | S1=TN|S2=SC|S3=GA }}
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