Area code 828 — North Carolina

Area code 828 is in North Carolina and serves Asheville, Franklin, Hickory, Murphy. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.

LocationNorth Carolina (Asheville, Franklin, Hickory, Murphy, Waynesville, and parts of western North Carolina)
Main placesAsheville, Franklin, Hickory, Murphy, Waynesville
StateNorth Carolina
StatusIn service · since 1998
Time zoneEastern ·
Local dialing7 digits

History

Counties (approximate)

Alexander CountyAvery CountyBuncombeBuncombe CountyBurkeBurke CountyCaldwellCaldwell CountyCatawbaCatawba CountyCherokeeCherokee CountyClay CountyCleveland CountyGraham CountyHaywoodHaywood CountyHendersonHenderson CountyIredellIredell CountyJackson CountyLincoln CountyMaconMacon CountyMadison CountyMcDowellMcDowell CountyMitchellMitchell County

ZIP codes in area code 828

Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.

28018 Bostic28020 Casar28090 Lawndale28139 Rutherfordton28160 Spindale28167 Union Mills28168 Vale28601 Hickory28602 Hickory28603 Hickory28609 Catawba28610 Claremont28611 Collettsville28612 Connelly Springs28613 Conover28616 Crossnore28619 Drexel28628 Glen Alpine28630 Granite Falls28633 Lenoir28637 Hildebran28638 Hudson28641 Jonas Ridge28645 Lenoir28646 Linville28647 Linville Falls28650 Maiden28652 Minneapolis28653 Montezuma28655 Morganton28657 Newland28658 Newton28661 Patterson28662 Pineola28664 Plumtree28666 Icard28667 Rhodhiss28671 Rutherford College28673 Sherrills Ford28677 Statesville

Format a 828 number

US numbers are written as (828) 555-0123 or 828-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 828 555 0123.

Is a call from 828 a scam?

An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.

Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.