BANNER ELK prefixes in area code 828
NANPA records 5 assigned NXX blocks to rate center BANNER ELK in area code 828, 0.7% of the 724 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 3 holders hold those blocks, the largest being CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC (2), SKYLINE TEL. MEMBERSHIP CORP. (2), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-03-26 and the most recent 2007-12-31. 3 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 828-260 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC | – | no | yes |
| 828-783 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2002-03-26 | yes | yes |
| 828-789 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC | 2007-12-31 | yes | yes |
| 828-897 | SKYLINE TEL. MEMBERSHIP CORP. | – | yes | yes |
| 828-898 | SKYLINE TEL. MEMBERSHIP CORP. | – | no | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC | Verizon | 2 | 40% |
| SKYLINE TEL. MEMBERSHIP CORP. | – | 2 | 40% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | AT&T | 1 | 20% |
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to BANNER ELK in area code 828?
5 blocks: 260, 783, 789, 897, 898. The table above gives the holder of each.
Which carriers have numbers in BANNER ELK?
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC (2 blocks), SKYLINE TEL. MEMBERSHIP CORP. (2 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is BANNER ELK a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.