980 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In Charlotte, North Carolina, 980 serves as a US telephone area code and has operated since 2001. It shares an overlay with 704.
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Service began in
- 2001
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- 704
- Calls within the area
- 10-digit dialing
- Rate-centre locations
- 55
- Projected exhaustion
- 2038
- Country calling code
- +1 (United States)
Based on NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. Projected exhaust year: NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get your own 980 number
There are two paths to 980 numbers. Providers assign new numbers through their plans. At sign-up, each number is picked from the numbers the provider holds in the code. Numbers a seller already holds get listed, frequently with a pattern, at a one-time price, and then you move the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| 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 |
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Places in the 980 area code
For 980, NANPA lists 55 rate centres. Every one is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
The rate centres are Albemarle, Ansonville, Badin, Bessemer City, China Grove Landis, Concord, Davidson, Denver, Granite Quarry Rockwell, Harmony, Hemby Bridge, Indian Trail, Kings Mountain, Lilesville, Lowell, Monroe, Mount Pleasant, New London, Norwood, Pineville, South Crowders Creek, Stanley, Stony Point, Union Grove, Waxhaw, Alton, Belmont, Charlotte, Cherryville, Cleveland, Gastonia, Goose Creek, Grover, Harrisburg, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Lattimore, Lawndale, Lincolnton, Locust, Marshville, Matthews, Mooresville, Morven, Mount Holly, New Hope, New Salem, Oakboro, Peachland Polkton, Salisbury, Shelby, Statesville, Troutman, Wadesboro and Wingate.
Related telephone area codes
704 covers the same area and number pool. These codes can all provide a new number in this area, so ask for your preferred code.
North Carolina covers other area codes as well: 919, 910, 336, 252, 828, 984, 743, plus 472.
City guides include Charlotte area codes.
980 area code questions
Which places use area code 980?
Calls to 980 ring in Charlotte, North Carolina, around Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Which country code applies to a 980 number?
+1. For an international call, use +1 980 and the 7-digit number. 980 operates under the North American Numbering Plan.
What time is it in the 980 area code?
980 keeps Eastern time.
Who calls using a 980 number?
This code includes numbers used by homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number. Seeing 980 on your screen shows where that number was assigned, rather than who is calling.