Find any 828- phone number in North Carolina
The 828 area code is a part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) system for telephone numbering. It was established in 1998 and covers the mountainous western part of the state of North Carolina. The 828 area code serves an expansive region, including the cities of Asheville, Hickory, and Boone.
The NANP is a comprehensive system that assigns each geographical area in the U.S. and Canada a 3-digit area code. Each area code is further divided into local numbering plan areas that each have a maximum capacity of 7.9 million numbers. This system is managed by the North American Numbering Plan Administration and the number resources in each area are doled out by respective regional Number Plan Administrator (NANPA). The 828 area code is managed by the South Carolina NANPA.