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Area code 704
Area code 704 is centred on Charlotte, North Carolina. We hold 5,787 allocated blocks for it across 57 rate centres, split 42% mobile, 54% landline and 3% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 704
Area code 704 does not have Charlotte to itself. 1 other code — 980 — serves the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
9804,729 blocks, 57 rate centres, mostly mobile
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 704 number and a 980 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Charlotte by area code needs all 2 of them.
704 is not confined to Charlotte itself: its blocks sit across 57 rate centres, named in the table below.
North Carolina is split across 10 area codes — 336, 910, 704, 252, 919, 828 and others. By allocated blocks 704 is the third largest of them, holding 13% of the North Carolina total.
Where 704 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Statesvl and Huntersvl are shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 704 |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 2,025 | 35% |
| Gastonia | 421 | 7% |
| Salisbury | 302 | 5% |
| Concord | 297 | 5% |
| Statesvl | 293 | 5% |
| Monroe | 281 | 5% |
| Shelby | 192 | 3% |
| Huntersvl | 166 | 3% |
| Lincolnton | 145 | 3% |
| Davidson | 116 | 2% |
| Kannapolis | 102 | 2% |
| Mooresvl | 102 | 2% |
| Albemarle | 101 | 2% |
| Belmont | 89 | 2% |
| Matthews | 64 | 1% |
| Wadesboro | 57 | 1% |
| Cherryvl | 56 | 1% |
| Harrisburg | 56 | 1% |
| Kings Mt | 56 | 1% |
| Locust | 45 | 1% |
| Lowell | 45 | 1% |
| Mountholly | 45 | 1% |
| Denver | 44 | 1% |
| Indiantral | 34 | 1% |
33 further rate centres in 704 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 704 blocks
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel807 blocks
Verizon Wireless781 blocks
Suncom Dba T-Mobile Usa416 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.406 blocks
AT&T Wireless359 blocks
Onvoy271 blocks
The largest holder, Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel, has 14% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 704 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 704 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 704?
Area code 704 covers Charlotte, North Carolina. It is not the only code there: 980 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Charlotte, North Carolina number can start with any of them.
Is a 704 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 704 the split runs 42% mobile, 54% landline and 3% VoIP, so landline is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 704 numbers?
The largest holders are Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel, Verizon Wireless, Suncom Dba T-Mobile Usa. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 704 numbers are there?
The code holds 5,787 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 704 covers on the order of 5,787,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.