704 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In Charlotte, North Carolina, the US telephone area code 704 has served the area since 1947, and it shares an overlay with 980.
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Service start date
- 1947
- Zone used for local time
- Time is Eastern
- Overlay
- 980
- Calls within the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre locations
- 55
- Expected exhaustion
- 2038
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports, dated 11/01/2026: the area code report and the rate-centre report. The exhaust year comes from set 2026-1 (April 2026) in NANPA projections. We are not an official NANPA site.
Pick up a 704 number
There are two routes to a 704 number. A provider includes a new number with its plan. You select it during sign-up from the numbers the provider holds in the code. Numbers already held by a seller are offered at a one-time price, often with a pattern. After choosing one, you transfer it to a provider.
First-year cost: providers
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
Some sellers and providers may pay us a referral fee. It never changes the order, and the order is set by first-year cost. How we make money
Places in the 704 area code
For 704, NANPA lists 55 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
The rate centre areas are: Wingate, Waxhaw, Wadesboro, Union Grove, Troutman, Stony Point, Statesville, Stanley, Shelby, South Crowders Creek, Salisbury, Pineville, Peachland Polkton, Oakboro, Norwood, New Salem, New London, New Hope, Mount Pleasant, Mount Holly, Morven, Mooresville, Monroe, Matthews, Marshville, Lowell, Locust, Lincolnton, Lilesville, Lawndale, Lattimore, Kings Mountain, Kannapolis, Indian Trail, Huntersville, Hemby Bridge, Harrisburg, Harmony, Granite Quarry Rockwell, Grover, Goose Creek, Gastonia, Denver, Davidson, Concord, Cleveland, China Grove Landis, Cherryville, Charlotte, Bessemer City, Belmont, Badin, Ansonville, Alton and Albemarle.
Codes related to this one
980 shares the same area and numbers pool. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so request the one you want.
North Carolina has other area codes: 919, 910, 336, 252 and 828. Also 984, 743 and 472.
City guides: Charlotte area codes.
704 area code questions
Where is area code 704 located?
Calls to 704 ring in Charlotte, North Carolina, and around Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
What country code do 704 numbers use?
+1. As part of the North American Numbering Plan, 704 uses this dialing format abroad: +1 704 and the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 704 area code?
The time in 704 is Eastern.
Who calls using a 704 number?
This code covers homes, mobiles and local businesses, and it also covers callers who fake a local number. What a 704 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not the identity of the caller.