Area Code Overview

Area code 704 is a geographic telephone area code in North Carolina that went into service on January 1, 1947. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 2,225,547.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 704
State: North Carolina
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: January 1, 1947
Overlay Complex: 704/980
Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 704

This area code is ranked 128th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 4th out of 10.

5,904,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 704

Total assigned 5,904,000

Wireless

2,158,000 assigned

36.55%

Wireline and VoIP

3,416,000 assigned

57.86%

Other / Unclassified

330,000 assigned

5.59%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 704

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,158,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

Verizon Wireless 721,000 (33.41%)

SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA 680,000 (31.51%)

AT&T Wireless 603,000 (27.94%)

T-Mobile 154,000 (7.14%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 704

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 3,416,000

AT&T 1,340,000 (39.23%)

Lumen 366,000 (10.71%)

WINDSTREAM CONCORD TELEPHONE, LLC 291,000 (8.52%)

Onvoy 276,000 (8.08%)

Bandwidth 236,000 (6.91%)

PAETEC ITEL, LLC 204,000 (5.97%)

WINDSTREAM NORTH CAROLINA, INC. 193,000 (5.65%)

Spectrum 145,000 (4.24%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NC 120,000 (3.51%)

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NC 100,000 (2.93%)

Verizon 40,000 (1.17%)

Peerless Network 32,000 (0.94%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 704

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 330,000

SPOK, INC. 210,000 (63.64%)

YADKIN VALLEY TEL. MEMBERSHIP CORP. 30,000 (9.09%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - NC 26,000 (7.88%)

SOUTH CAROLINA NET, INC. - NC 25,000 (7.58%)

MATTHEWS RADIO SERVICE, INC. DBA EASTERN RADIO 20,000 (6.06%)

PINEVILLE TEL. CO. 10,000 (3.03%)

HD CARRIER LLC 3,000 (0.91%)

IP HORIZON LLC 3,000 (0.91%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 2,000 (0.61%)

TOWN OF PINEVILLE DBA PTC COMMUNICATIONS - NC 1,000 (0.30%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 704

Albemarle, North Carolina Alton, North Carolina Ansonville, North Carolina Badin, North Carolina Belmont, North Carolina Bessemer City, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Cherryville, North Carolina Cleveland, North Carolina Concord, North Carolina Davidson, North Carolina Denver, North Carolina Gastonia, North Carolina Goose Creek, North Carolina Grover, North Carolina Harmony, North Carolina Harrisburg, North Carolina Hemby Bridge, North Carolina Huntersville, North Carolina Indian Trail, North Carolina Kannapolis, North Carolina King, North Carolina Lattimore, North Carolina Lawndale, North Carolina Lilesville, North Carolina Lincolnton, North Carolina Locust, North Carolina Lowell, North Carolina Marshville, North Carolina Matthews, North Carolina Monroe, North Carolina Mooresville, North Carolina Morven, North Carolina Mount Holly, North Carolina Mount Pleasant, North Carolina New Hope, North Carolina New London, North Carolina New Salem, North Carolina Newton, North Carolina Norwood, North Carolina Oakboro, North Carolina Peach, North Carolina Pineville, North Carolina Salisbury, North Carolina Shelby, North Carolina Stanley, North Carolina Statesville, North Carolina Stony Point, North Carolina Troutman, North Carolina Union Grove, North Carolina Wadesboro, North Carolina Waxhaw, North Carolina Wingate, North Carolina

These geographic regions are also served by area code 980.

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 704, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm