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Area code 980
Area code 980 is centred on Charlotte, North Carolina. We hold 4,729 allocated blocks for it across 57 rate centres, split 43% mobile, 36% landline and 21% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 980
Area code 980 does not have Charlotte to itself. 1 other code — 704 — 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.
7045,787 blocks, 57 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 980 number and a 704 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Charlotte by area code needs all 2 of them.
980 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, 980 and others. By allocated blocks 980 is the 7th largest of them, holding 11% of the North Carolina total.
Where 980 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Statesvl and Kings Mt 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 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 2,102 | 44% |
| Concord | 253 | 5% |
| Gastonia | 236 | 5% |
| Monroe | 191 | 4% |
| Salisbury | 129 | 3% |
| Lincolnton | 126 | 3% |
| Statesvl | 113 | 2% |
| Matthews | 84 | 2% |
| Davidson | 77 | 2% |
| Shelby | 77 | 2% |
| Kings Mt | 72 | 2% |
| Mooresvl | 69 | 1% |
| Bessemercy | 63 | 1% |
| Albemarle | 61 | 1% |
| Kannapolis | 60 | 1% |
| Huntersvl | 59 | 1% |
| Harrisburg | 55 | 1% |
| Mountholly | 49 | 1% |
| Denver | 46 | 1% |
| Belmont | 44 | 1% |
| Locust | 44 | 1% |
| Cherryvl | 40 | 1% |
| Cleveland | 40 | 1% |
| Troutman | 38 | 1% |
33 further rate centres in 980 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 980 blocks
Onvoy992 blocks
Verizon Wireless736 blocks
AT&T Wireless412 blocks
Bandwidth373 blocks
Suncom Dba T-Mobile Usa280 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.280 blocks
The largest holder, Onvoy, has 21% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 980 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 980 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 980?
Area code 980 covers Charlotte, North Carolina. It is not the only code there: 704 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Charlotte, North Carolina number can start with any of them.
Is a 980 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 980 the split runs 43% mobile, 36% landline and 21% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 980 numbers?
The largest holders are Onvoy, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 980 numbers are there?
The code holds 4,729 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 980 covers on the order of 4,729,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.