NORTH CAROLINA · AREA CODE GUIDE
980 area code location: Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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980 area code at a glance
- State
- North Carolina
- Primary cities
- Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Charlotte, 964,784 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 455 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 704.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
980 numbers are issued across 55 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Gaston County, Union County, Iredell County, Mecklenburg County, Stanly County, Cabarrus County, Cleveland County, Anson County, Rowan County, and Lincoln County.
- Charlotte
- Concord
- Gastonia
- Huntersville
- Kannapolis
- Mooresville
- Indian Trail
- Monroe
- Salisbury
- Matthews
- Statesville
- Shelby
- Waxhaw
- Harrisburg
- Mount Holly
- Albemarle
- Davidson
- Belmont
- Lincolnton
- Kings Mountain
- Pineville
- Cherryville
- Locust
- Bessemer City
- Wadesboro
30 more communities
- Wingate
- Troutman
- Stanley
- Lowell
- Marshville
- Norwood
- Oakboro
- Badin
- Mount Pleasant
- Hemby Bridge
- Cleveland
- Grover
- New London
- Harmony
- Lawndale
- Lattimore
- Ansonville
- Lilesville
- Morven
- Alton
- China Grove Landis
- Denver
- Goose Creek
- Granite Quarry Rockwell
- New Hope
- New Salem
- Peachland Polkton
- South Crowders Creek
- Stony Point
- Union Grove
Notable places in 980
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Douglas International Airport | 8.9 km from Belmont | Commercial airport, 28,523,822 enplanements (2024) |
| Bank of America Stadium | 2.7 km from Charlotte | Stadium |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 8.0 km from Harrisburg | University, 34,158 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Davidson College | 3.1 km from Davidson | College, 2,080 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Concord Regional Airport | 6.7 km from Concord | Commercial airport, 132,000 enplanements (2024) |
| Mid-Carolina Regional Airport | 3.3 km from Salisbury | Airport |
| Charlotte Coliseum | 7.8 km from Charlotte | Arena |
| Gardner–Webb University | 7.6 km from Lattimore | University, 3,485 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Bojangles Coliseum | 3.3 km from Charlotte | Arena |
| Delta Airbase | 10.2 km from Charlotte | Military base |
Area code 704 has its own page.
Area code 980
980 started service on .It came from 704.
Its numbers are issued in the same communities as 704.
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Questions about 980
Where is the 980 area code?
980 is in North Carolina. Its numbers are issued in Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, and 52 other communities.
What time zone is area code 980 in?
980 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Is 980 an overlay?
Yes. 980 was added as an overlay on 704 on 1 April 2001.
What cities are in the 980 area code?
Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Huntersville, and Kannapolis, and 50 other communities.
What state is area code 980 in?
Area code 980 is in North Carolina.
What counties are covered by area code 980?
Area code 980 covers communities in Gaston County, Union County, Iredell County, Mecklenburg County, Stanly County, Cabarrus County, Cleveland County, Anson County, Rowan County, and Lincoln County.
Is 980 a toll-free area code?
No. 980 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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